BeBe and CeCe Winans Back Together Again:

May 8th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

BEBE AND CECE WINANS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!:

BEBE AND CECE WINANS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!: Sister and brother team reuniting; first stop Andrae Crouch gala. The career of sister and brother duo BeBe and CeCe Winans dissipated in the late nineties, so it has been a long time since they have been seen on the same stage together but that is all about to change. After several years of anticipation, it was announced recently that BeBe and CeCe Winans are reuniting. They have already begun to make appearances together such as on TBN’s “Praise the Lord” program. The pair also came to Los Angeles to pay homage to the legendary Andrae Crouch as guests at his 40th Anniversary Gala. A new album is expected to be released later this year.

CeCe, Andrae and BeBe

CeCe Winans leans in to plant a kiss on the cheek of her ‘hero’ after she and her brother BeBe performed in tribute to Andrae Crouch for his 40 years in music at the Universal Sheraton Hotel on Friday, April 27.

Like the man they came to honor, the Winans siblings are innovators of contemporary gospel music and were instrumental in shaping gospel music content today. In an environment of ever-changing stylesSome people disapproved the duo’s abstract inferences to God, which broke free from the design of traditional gospel music in every way.

Their hit songs “Lost Without You” and “Addictive Love” for example never refer to God or Jesus Christ and sound like love songs associated with male female relationships rather than God and his offspring. Their boldness de-sensitized religious listeners who can now enjoy Kirk Franklin’s “Stomp,” “Lookin’ For You” and “Revolution” — none of which refer directly to God.

They paid homage to their predecessor by telling stories of how he influenced their careers. As children they grew up in a household where all forms of music were restricted—except gospel. An excited BeBe explained how he and CeCe would go to school and sing Crouch songs as if they were mimicking a secular artist because his music was the closest they could come to singing R&B, complete with choreography! The die hard Andrae Crouch fans, threw off Donnie McClurkin (who they asked to join them on keyboards) when they began to sing a country styled Crouch tune. They knew every lyric and nuance of the randomly selected songs and sang them as if they’d rehearsed a thousand times. Flattered and thoroughly entertained, Crouch left the head table to watch their salute from the side of the stage.

More.. Gospel Music Bites will keep you posted about the new album

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    Comment by jaynemiki on 19 March 2008:

    hye you all in Jesus name. I have always loved bebe and cece winans music especially the long time ago ones when i was a teenage. I remember the cassette was called different lifestyles. It was amazing because those ‘love songs’, (used to call them marriage songs) were so inspiring and i preferred them from the secular blues i used to listen to. Keep up the good work bebe and cece. The Lord bless and keep you. Thanx gospelmusicbites. Its an honour. bye. jynemiki

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