Barbara Johnson Tucker

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Barbara Johnson Tucker is an African American Christian Music Recording Artist.

Biography

Tucker was born in Conroe, Texas on 28 June 1944 to Ernest James & Annie Eloise (Lawson) Johnson, both from Montgomery, Texas. As a child Tucker sang with her mom and siblings (Sister-Joy & Brother-Bud) as The Johnson Family at their home church in Houston, Jerusalem Baptist, as well as all over the Gulf Coast area. Many of the songs they sang were written by her mother Eloise. She is presently a member of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, where Rev. D.Z. Cofield is Pastor.

Tucker attended local Houston schools including Jack Yates High School and Texas Southern University. For one semester, she proudly served as a voice consultant in TSU's Fine Arts Department.

She was married to the late Kermit Tucker and they had one child, son Robert Christian Tucker, who gave them two grandchildren, Matthew Jonathan and Chelsea J'nai Tucker.

Career

Tucker is a popular Houston based performer and producer. Her early notoriety came from being an anthem soloist at Houston Oilers football and Houston Rockets basketball games; as well as on local Christian TV.

In 1969, Tucker ventured to NYC for one year and landed the only singing role in the 60-member cast of the Tony award winning dramatic theatre play "The Great White Hope" which starred James Earl Jones. She led the cast in a "congregation song" over the escaping Jack Johnson. Also while in New York, she had her debut recital in the famed Carnegie Recital Hall and filmed several nationally-shown commercials.

Tucker was privileged to sing at the 1989 state funeral of Congressman Mickey Leland.

In 1992, after returning home, she retired from her manager position at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Her church then presented her in her first full-time ministry concert.

Tucker gained international fame as the first artist to record the extremely popular "Order My Steps" by Glenn Edward Burleigh. Tucker released an album that was awarded two Texas Gospel Music Awards in 1993: Best New Album and Song Of The Year.

Tucker was privileged to sing at the 1996 state funeral of United States House of Representatives member Barbara Jordan.

In September 2000, she was presented in concert at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C by Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

In November 2002, she sang atop the Turkey float in Houston’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Tucker’s ministry has spread abroad to England, Switzerland, Holland, Russia, Poland, Manger Square in Bethlehem and the Czech Republic.

Albums

Tucker manages and directs her 30 background singers A Chosen Few. They have performed for the President of the United States and concertized throughout the south. Their first joint gospel CD is “So Precious!”. In August 2002, they completed the 20-Piece-Christmas Cantata "Born To Die" by Glenn Edward Burleigh.

As a producer, Barbara has eleven recordings, including three gospel CD’s, three hymn projects, a Christmas tape, and her first “Patriotic Praise”.

Currently

Tucker’s ministry has spread abroad to England, Switzerland, The Netherlands (Holland), The Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Ireland, Austria, Italy and Manger Square in Bethlehem.

As a producer, Barbara has eleven recordings, including three gospel CD’s, three hymn projects, a Christmas tape, and two patriotic works. The Johnson Family has one LP, Sunshine After The Rain, in memory of her father and a 45rpm recording of her mother's song, Dear God, I Thank You.

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