Awards
Hawkins was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, and won the 1981 Grammy for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational for the special project album "The Lord's Prayer".
Hawkins won three Gospel Music Association Dove Awards:
- 1980: Soul Gospel Album of the Year for Love Alive II; Walter Hawkins and the Love Center Choir
- 1982: Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year for The Hawkins Family Live
- 1991: Traditional Song of the Year for “The Potter’s House” (co-songwriter)
He won two Stellar Awards:
- 2006: Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year
- 2006: Traditional CD of the Year for A Song In My Heart
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