Born in Los Angeles, CA. Noted gospel performer and composer; nominated for an NAACP Image Award as Outstanding Gospel Artist in 1997; and nominated for Grammys® in 1998 & 2000. His music has been used for MARJOE (1972), THE COLOR PURPLE (1985), ONCE UPON A FOREST (1993), and A TIME TO KILL (1996).  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Score) 1985: THE COLOR PURPLE (w. Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, Rod Temperton, Caiphus Semenya, Chris Boardman, Jorge Calandrelli, Joel Rosenbaum, Fred Steiner, Jack Hayes, Jerry Hey & Randy Kerber) 1 nomination