RGMC Impact (Houston, TX) October 11, 2021 – The music community mourns the loss of a gospel music legend with the passing of Shawn McLemore after a long illness.
“Shawn was a great mind with enormous talent and personality to match,” said Kerry Douglas, CEO of Blacksmoke Music Worldwide. “To see him take the stage and have absolute command of the room was nothing short of magical. He was authentiche had a great sense of humor and when he sang, God listened. Shawn was a gift to us and we will surely miss him.
Shawn McLemore
Life began for Shawn McLemore in Los Angeles, California, where church and music served as his foundation. As a child, he felt there was a calling in his life to spread God’s Word, so he set out to do just that. Shawn completed his education and earned degrees from West Los Angeles University and Houston Bible College.
He would make his national debut with the release of Wait On Him on the Verity label in 1987. Shawn eventually joined the Worldwide Gospel family and continued to record and tour across the country. One of his biggest hits would come from the pen of James Fortune and would pair him with Zacardi Cortez in the form of I Believe. I Believe dominated the airwaves and gospel music radio charts for several weeks.
Shawn has found success on the road as an actor in a number of stage productions including Tyler Perry’s If Loving You Is Wrong and Hell Has No Fury Like a Woman Scorned, Come Out of the Rain, I Need a Man, Momma Don’t, Don’t Get God Started, Sneaky, Momma I’m Sorry, Listen to Your Woman, Friends and Lovers Casino – Confessions, and the hit film Colors starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall.
He is survived by his wife, Rhonda, and his daughter, ShaRon. Funeral services are scheduled for this weekend in Houston.
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