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Occupation(s)
  
Singer, songwriter

Name
  
Harvey Jr.

Years active
  
1973–present

Role
  
Musician

Labels
  
J&B, Verity, Malaco


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Instruments
  
vocals, singer-songwriter

Movies
  
The Canton Spirituals: New Life: Live in Harvey, IL

Albums
  
It's in My Heart - Live in Raymonds, MS, Walking By Faith

Music group
  
The Canton Spirituals (Since 1973)

Genres
  
Gospel music, Urban contemporary gospel, Traditional black gospel

Similar People
  
Melvin Williams, Ruben Studdard, Ben Tankard, John P Kee

Birth name
  
Harvey Lee Watkins, Jr

Associated acts
  

harvey watkins jr Its In My Heart


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.

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Early life

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Watkins was born on November 2, 1954, as Harvey Lee Watkins Jr. in Canton, Mississippi, He was name after his father Mr. Harvey Lee Watkins Sr. and to Mrs. Emma Watkins. Harvey was their first son and fourth child. He was stricken with Polio, as a three year old, and was healed by prayer. He was influenced by his fathers band, The Canton Spirituals which included his uncle, the late Reverend I.S.Watkins. Ever since he was a child he loved their singing and he later became a member in 1973. He is still currently the lead singer for the group and he still continues to tour.

Music career

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His solo music recording career commenced in 1990, with the release of He's There All the Time by J&B Records on October 17, 1990. The subsequent album, It's in My Heart - Live in Raymond, MS, was released on June 17, 2003 by Verity Records, and this was his Billboard magazine breakthrough album upon the Gospel Albums chart at No. 11.

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Harvey Watkins holding the microphone while wearing a striped gray coat, vest, black long sleeves, and striped necktie

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References

Harvey Watkins Jr. Wikipedia