Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee Dottie Peoples’ passion for music was first sparked by summer visits during her childhood with her grandmother, Big Mama, in Alabama. A fixture in the church and choir, Big Mama one day promised Dottie that one day she would be a singer too – and what a singer she would be. Her first break came after a Dorothy Norwood performance in Peoples’ hometown of Dayton, Ohio. Norwood invited Peoples to join her on the road, a tour where Norwood’s group was opening for The Rolling Stones and Stevie Wonder.