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Background. The original Canton Spirituals from 1943 were Reverend Arthur Lee Jackson Sr., Reverend I.S. Watkins, Claude Nichols, Warren G. Ward, Isaac Bolton, Eddie Jackson, Theo Thompson, Roscoe Lucious and founder Harvey Lee Watkins Sr. (December 5, 1929 – November 16, 1994). As of 2016, the group is fronted by Watkins' son, Harvey Watkins ...
Harvey Lee Watkins Jr. (born November 2, 1954) is an American gospel musician and currently the lead singer of The Canton Spirituals, which his father Harvey Watkins Sr. founded. He started his solo music career, in 1990, with the release of, He's There All the Time, that was released by J&B Records. His second album, It's in My Heart – Live ...
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1943 – Harvey Watkins,Sr,. started singing and also founded The Canton Spirituals. 1943-1993 – The Canton Spirituals have award-winning songs and albums to help them to become the #1 gospel music quartet in the country. 1990 – I’ll Give It All to You is released. 1990 – Mississippi Poor Boy is released. 1993 – Live in Memphis I is ...
In 1993, after recording eight albums for J & B, the Canton Spirituals signed with Blackberry Records. Their Blackberry release, Live in Memphis, featured several of their past hits, such as Mississippi Po’ Boy, Ride This Train and I’m Coming Lord. The album was a smash success, sold close to a half million copies, spent 169 weeks on ...
Feb 24, 2017 · They chose to honor him, and it’s spectacular.”. Harvey Watkins Jr. has been the front man of the Canton Spirituals since his father’s death in 1994. The group actually began in the 1940s ...
Apr 25, 2024 · The Meaning Behind The Song: Heavenly choir by Canton Spirituals Table Title Artist Writer/Composer Album Release Date Genre Producer Heavenly Choir Canton Spirituals Harvey Watkins, Jr. Live in Memphis (1993) May 15, 1993 Gospel N/A Canton Spirituals’ “Heavenly Choir” is a powerful gospel song that touches the hearts of many listeners with its profound message. …
The Canton Spirituals, Canton, MS. 16,576 likes · 3,751 talking about this. An award-winning gospel group out of Canton, Mississippi who pioneered mixing traditional gospel with modern R&B and urban...
