The Canton Spirituals are regarded as pioneers in the genre of traditional gospel music. Founded in Canton, Mississippi in 1943, the original Canton Spirituals were Reverend I.S. Watkins, Claude “Bubba” Nichols, Warren G. Ward, Isaac Bolton, Eddie Jackson, Theo Thompson, Roscoe Lucious and founder Harvey Watkins, Sr. (December 5, 1929 – November 16, 1994). The present group is fronted by Watkins’ son, Harvey Watkins Jr., and consists of Cornelius Dwayne Watkins, Billy Voss, David Curry, Merlin Lucious, Shannon Lee, and Rodrick Jones.
The Canton Spirituals garnered a Grammy nomination in 1993 for the album Live in Memphis and were 1997 Stellar Award recipients for “Best Group/Duo of the Year” as well as “Traditional Group of the Year” for the Living the Dream: Live In Washington, DC album. In 1998, the group took home two awards at The American Quartet Awards for “Quartet of the Year” and “Artist of the Year”.
Fix It Jesus – Live In Memphis
Father I’m Coming Home
I still believe
Harvey Watkins is
The Greatest Gospel singer ever