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Hezekiah Walker and the

Love Fellowship Choir. She got her first break as a solo recording artist in her college years, when two up and coming producers asked her to lend her vocal talents to their dance music tracks, "Love So Strong" and "Hanging On".

Shortly after Lynn found herself on a 6-month gospel tour through

Europe with Queen Esther Marrow and the Harlem Gospel Singers. During

that time she started penning her own R& B songs and auditioning for

Broadway.

She was actually offered the part of Joanne in the hit

musical "Rent" twice. Family misfortune didn't allow her to take the

opportunity. Sneaking her demo to a limo driver, Prince and Matthew

Knowles both got to hear the talent that is Lynn Lockamy and noted her as a songwriter worthy of hire. In 2002 she released "Fire" by Kerry Chandler.