Janet Lynn Skinner | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Janet Lynn Skinner |
| Born | (1955-07-05)July 5, 1955 (age 69) Cleveland,Ohio |
| Origin | Twinsburg, Ohio |
| Genres | Gospel,traditional black gospel,urban contemporary gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Word |
Janet Lynn Skinner (born July 5, 1955) is an Americangospel musician, and she is the present music minister of Destiny Church inTwinsburg, Ohio. Her first and only album,The Beginning, was released by Onyx Records in 1982. This was followed by a long-awaited sophomore project entitledOne Prayer Away, which was released byWord Records in 1986. This was aBillboard magazine breakthrough release upon theGospel Albums chart.
Skinner was born inCleveland,Ohio, on July 5, 1955,[1] to an African-American father, Billie Haille, and a Euro-American mother, Dorothy Skinner, who was a private duty nurse.[2] She never got to know her father because he contractedspinal meningitis, and succumbed to it shortly before she was born.[2] She was reared in the church at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, where the pastor was Jerry Valentine, and she became a member at the age of four years.[2] While in high school, she was a participant in Future Nurses Club at the East Cleveland, Shaw High School.[2] She went to study business atCleveland State University, and while there she attended church at Cleveland Church of Christ, where she was active in the choir.[2]
Skinner now is a minister in the music department of Destiny Church,Twinsburg, Ohio.[2]
Her music recording career was rather brief commencing in 1982, with her album,The Beginning, released by Onyx Records. Her second project entitledOne Prayer Away, was released byWord Records.[3] This placed on theBillboard magazineGospel Albums chart at No. 25.[4]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[4] |
|---|---|---|
| US Gospel | ||
One Prayer Away
| 25 |
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