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He won Stellar Awards' Best Instrumental Album in 2010 for Mercy, Mercy, Mercy. He credits her voice for helping to bring his production style and keyboard playing to a large audience. They collaborated on over 40 compositions. He produced her albums Through the Storm, Save the World, More Than A Melody, and Yolanda. Tankard discovered a third-grade school teacher named Yolanda Adams and signed her to his indy Tribute label. Kee, Shirley Murdock, Kelly Price, and Take 6. He followed with He has worked with Gerald Albright, Twinkie Clark, Fred Hammond, John P. He began playing keyboards, recorded Keynote Speaker (1990) for Tribute, and started to learn about arranging and record production. During a period of homelessness, he went to church and was inspired by a revival service to turn his life around. Although he was selected in the NBA draft, he hurt his knee before the season started. He played tuba in school and received a basketball scholarship. In church, he played drums at an early age. Tankard's father was a minister and his mother a missionary. Ben and Jewel Tankard receiving Stellar Award
