Harvey Watkins Jr. | |
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Birth name | Harvey Lee Watkins Jr. |
Born | Canton, Mississippi | November 2, 1954
Genres | Gospel, urban contemporary gospel, traditional black gospel |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, singer-songwriter, guitar, bass |
Years active | 1973–present |
Labels | J&B, Verity, Malaco |
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 in Raymond, MS, released by Verity Records in 2003, and this placed on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart. The third album, Keep Knocking, was released in 2013 by Malaco Records, but this did not place on any charts.