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Nehemiah Booker (born February 19th, 1977) , professionally known as Nehemiah Booker, is a professional recording artist and singer/songwriter based in Portland, Oregon. Raised in his father’s church, Nehemiah has been performing music in one form or another for most of his life. Nehemiah recorded his first song by the age of 12 and at the age of 15 he headlined his first concert in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, with the proceeds going toward teenage victims of domestic violence. Nehemiah’s first solo release, Public Mind, was released in

Early Career

The highlights of Nehemiah’s early career included an appearance in the motion picture Reggie’s Prayer, starring the late football star Reggie White.  In addition, Nehemiah appeared on a nationally syndicated talk show, took his live show to Canada, and opened up for the famed R&B/Gospel group, Virtue. The experiences of his teenage years opened the door for Nehemiah to later join Soul, a contemporary gospel group signed to a subsidiary of the Hendrix record label.  This release spent 9 weeks on the Billboard gospel charts and peeked at number 36.  Though the group was short-lived it provided Nehemiah the opportunity to tour the states and establish relationships that would bear fruit in the years to come.

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