Norman Hutchins

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Norman Hutchins
Birth nameNorman Earil Hutchins
Also known asDr. Norman Hutchins
Born (1962-09-27) September 27, 1962 (age 61)
Delaware
Origin Dover, Delaware
Genres gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel, southern gospel
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active1992–present
Labels Sparrow, JDI, IR
Website normanhutchins.com

Norman Earil Hutchins (born September 27, 1962) is an American gospel musician. He started his solo music career, in 1992, with the release of, Norman Hutchins, that was released by Sparrow Records. He has released ten albums, over the course of 21 years, with Sparrow Records, JDI Records, and IR Records. Seven albums have charted on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart.

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Early life

Hutchins was born September 27, [1] 1962, [2] [3] in Delaware, [4] as Norman Earil Hutchins. [5] He started preaching at the age of 8, [6] while becoming ordained at the age of 12 by Bishop Foreman of Laurel, Delaware, [7] [6] and this allowed him to support his family, which his mother had 11 children that she had to raise. [6] The preaching earned him $100 per evening. [6] He went with his wife, at the age of 19, to Delaware, Pennsylvania, and became the preacher of Hope Church of God in Christ. [6] He would eventually settle in Los Angeles, but would have to take meager jobs, until finally God lead him to West Angeles COGIC to be their music minister. [6] Later on, he felt the call over him to move back to Delaware and start Frontline Ministries. [6] He holds, a Master's Degree in Biblical Counseling and a Doctorate in Church Administration. [4]

Personal life

He married his first wife Michelle at the age of 19. They had three children. Years after their divorce, he married his current wife, Karen. They together started Frontline Ministries, based out of Dover, Delaware. [4] He has battled diabetes, which caused him to lose some of his vision, and go temporarily blind. [8] [9] This caused his kidneys to fail, and his wife was the perfect match, for her husband that she donated her kidney to him. [8] [9]

Music career

His music career started in 1992, with the release of Norman Hutchins by Sparrow Records, and they would also release 1993's, Don't Stop Praying. [10] Yet, these both failed to chart and were the only two releases with the label. [10] [11] He caught success, when he joined JDI Records in 1999, and they released his third album, Nobody But You, and this was his Billboard magazine chart debut release on the Gospel Albums chart. [10] [11] He subsequent albums with the label, saw success on that same chart, and those were, Battlefield in 1999, Emmanuel in 2001; however, one album failed to chart, Battlefield: The Sermon released in 2002. [10] [11] He would then sign to IR Records, for the releases of Spontaneous Praise, Vol. 1 in 2008, 2009's God Is Faithful, If You Didn't Know...Now You Know in 2011, and 2013's Hosanna, which all of them charted on the Gospel Albums chart. [10] [11] He has received eight Dove Award nominations and eight Stellar Award nominations, along with Grammy Awards nominations. [4] [12]

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [11]
US
Gos
Norman Hutchins
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Sparrow
  • CD, digital download
–
Don't Stop Praying
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Sparrow
  • CD, digital download
–
Nobody But You
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: JDI
  • CD, digital download
7
Battlefield
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: JDI
  • CD, digital download
9
Emmanuel
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: JDI
  • CD, digital download
6
Battlefield: The Sermon
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: JDI
  • CD, digital download
–
Spontaneous Praise, Vol. 1
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: IR
  • CD, digital download
9
God Is Faithful
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: IR
  • CD, digital download
25
If You Didn't Know...Now You Know
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: IR
  • CD, digital download
11
Hosanna
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: IR
  • CD, digital download
11

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References

  1. ↑ Hutchins, Norman (September 27, 2014). "Happy Birthday Pastor Norman Hutchins. Thanks for being a blessing in our lives, We love you...Lady Karen & FrontLines Ministries Church". Twitter. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Intelius. "Norman A Hutchins in Dover, DE". Intelius. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Delaware Voter ID No. 100542077
  4. 1 2 3 4 Staff (August 1, 2006). "Norman Hutchins". Nuthin But Gospel. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Songwriter/Composer: HUTCHINS NORMAN EARIL". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Carpenter, Bil (2005). Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia . Hal Leonard Corporation. pp.  203-04. ISBN   9780879308414.
  7. ↑ Elder K. Baron Smith (December 12, 2010). "Dr. Norman Hutchins of Frontline Ministries". Facebook. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Devore, Leigh. "Norman Hutchins: Seeing God in Difficult Times". Charisma. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Patrick, Chris (July 23, 2014). "Norman Hutchins' Wife Gives Gospel Legend Kidney, Pastor Hutchins Later Flatlines on Hospital Bed". Path. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Norman Hutchins : Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Billboard. "Norman Hutchins : Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Norman Hutchins : Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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