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Kirk also did something that few artist do with Christmas albums: wrote original music. Still fondly remembered as the Christmas album among gospel fans, and possibly the only one they owned, if only because it isn't just a soulless rendition of Christmas Music. Despite the stigma generally attached to Christmas CDs and the general feeling that this was his weakest album, being the crummiest piece of gold in a pile of gold doesn't stop it from being golden. Two years later, Kirk followed it up with.a Christmas album, Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas. The first period started with his debut album, which saw Kirk and the Family become gospel stars overnight. Kirk Franklin's career, much like Bob Dylan's, can be divided into periods: the "Kirk Franklin and the Family Period", the "Nu Nation Period", and the ongoing "Solo Period" They were signed to fledgling gospel record label Gospo Centric, and they released their self titled debut album in 1993, which launched Kirk into super stardom almost overnight, remaining on the Gospel charts for two years, going platinum, becoming the first gospel album to sell over a million units and introducing several songs which remain church staples to this day. Not long afterwards, Kirk founded a new group with friends and associates, "the Family", becoming "Kirk Franklin and the Family". Milton Biggham, a gospel music legend heard of the aspiring artist and chose Kirk to be a choir leader for the DFW Mass Choir, one the largest and most well known in the country at the time, performing some of Kirk's music. Raised in the church, in his teen years Kirk rebelled against his religious upbringing leading to a teen pregnancy and getting kicked out of school.Īfter a friend was shot to death, Kirk returned to Gospel music, and created his first gospel group, "The Humble Hearts". Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Franklin was abandoned by his mother and raised by his great aunt Gertrude, who helped him cultivate a talent for music at a young age. Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American gospel musician, widely regarded as the modern face of Gospel music.