Dottie Peoples


Dorothy "Dottie" Peoples is an American gospel singer from Dayton, Ohio. She has been dubbed "Songbird of the South."
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Career

After completing high school, she toured with gospel pioneer Dorothy Norwood, a member of the Caravans. After a stint in jazz, she relocated to Atlanta in 1979, and returned to her gospel roots.
Peoples performed with Widespread Panic at the inaugural Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2002 and with Dorothy Norwood. She sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 1996 Olympics, "He's an On Time God" at the memorial service for John Lewis, and at the 2020 Stellar Awards.
Peoples has an honorary Doctor of Sacred Music from the Global Evangelical Christian College, part of the International Circle of Faith Colleges and Seminaries network. She has toured regularly with her friend Garnelle Hubbard-Spearman. She has been dubbed "Songbird of the South."

Discography

  • Surely God Is Able – 37 weeks on Billboards Top Gospel Albums chart, peaking at #17 on June 8, 1984
  • Is It Worth It All?
  • Live at Salem Baptist Church
  • Christmas With Dottie
  • Live: Featuring "On time God" – 112 weeks on Billboards Top Gospel Albums chart, peaking at #3 on February 2, 1996
  • Count on God, Live
  • Testify – 47 weeks on Billboards Top Gospel Albums chart, peaking at #14 on August 22, 1997
  • The Collection: Songs of Love & Faith – 1 week on Billboards Top Gospel Albums chart, peaking at #38 on August 21, 1998
  • God Can & God Will – 66 weeks on Billboards Top Gospel Albums chart, peaking at #8 on September 10, 1999
  • Show Up and Show Out – 31 weeks on Billboards Top Gospel Albums chart, peaking at #10 on February 2, 2001
  • Churchin' with Dottie – 80 weeks on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart, peaking at #10 on November 8, 2002; 56 weeks on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-hop Albums chart, peaking at #49 on August 29, 2003
  • The Water I Give
  • Live In Memphis – He Said It – 1 week on Billboards Top Gospel Albums chart, peaking at #50 on July 15, 2015
  • Do It! – 13 weeks on Billboards Top Gospel Albums chart, peaking at #13 on October 10, 2008
  • I Got This: Live! – 10 weeks on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart, peaking at #14 on February 22, 2013

Awards

YearAwards showNominationCategoryResult
1994Atlanta Gospel Choice Award"Pure Love"Song of the YearWon
1994Atlanta Gospel Choice AwardFemale Soloist TraditionalWon
1995Atlanta Gospel Choice Award"On Time God"Song of the YearWon
1995Atlanta Gospel Choice AwardBest Choir of the YearWon
1995Atlanta Gospel Choice Award"Everybody Ought to Know Who Jesus Is"Song of the YearWon
1995Gospel Music Workshop of America/Gospel Excellence AwardsAlbum of the Year-Traditional
1995Gospel Music Workshop of America/Gospel Excellence AwardsFemale Vocalist of the Year
1995Gospel Music Workshop of America/Gospel Excellence Awards"On Time God"Song of the Year
1995Vision AwardsBobby Jones GospelWon
1995Stellar AwardsFemale Vocalist-TraditionalWon
1995Stellar AwardsChoir of the Year-TraditionalWon
1995Stellar AwardsOn Time GodAlbum of the YearWon
1995Stellar Awards"On Time God"Song of the YearWon
1996Stellar AwardsTop Female VocalistWon
1996NAACP Phoenix AwardsFemale Vocalist of the YearWon
1997Gospel Music Workshop of America/Gospel Excellence AwardsTraditional Album of the Year
1997Gospel Music Workshop of America/Gospel Excellence AwardsTraditional Female Vocalist of the Year
1997Gospel Music Workshop of America/Gospel Excellence Awards"Count On God"Song of the Year
1997National Association of Independent Record Distributors Gospel Album of the Year
1997James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement AwardWon
200042nd Annual Grammy AwardsGod Can & God WillGrammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel AlbumNomitated
2000Soul Train Music AwardsGod Can & God WillBest Gospel Album of the YearWon
2000Dove AwardsGod CanTraditional Gospel Recorded Song of the YearWon
200244th Annual Grammy AwardsShow Up and Show OutGrammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel AlbumNomitated
200547th Annual Grammy AwardsThe Water I GiveGrammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel AlbumNomitated