William Earl Becton, Jr. (born December 31, 1968) is an American
gospel music
Gospel music is a traditional genre of Christian music, and a cornerstone of Christian media. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music varies according to culture and social context. Gospel music is com ...
ian. He started his music career, in 1995, with the release of, ''Broken'', that was released by
Intersound Records
Intersound Records was an American independent record label that operated in the 1980s and 1990s.
The company was founded by industry veteran Don Johnson in 1982, who purchased some assets of Pickwick Records from its parent company and named his ...
. His second album, ''Heart of a Love Song'', was released by CGI Records in association with
A&M Records
A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...
in 1997. The third release, ''B2k: Prophetic Songs of Promise'', was released by CGI Records in 2000. He released his fourth album, ''Broken, Vol. 2: Live'', with
Tyscot Records
Tyscot Records is an independent American gospel music record label based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tyscot Records was founded by Craig Tyson and Dr. Leonard Scott in 1976 in to record their church choir, Christ Church Apostolic Radio Choir.
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in 2003. He got all of his album to chart on the
''Billboard'' magazine Gospel Albums chart.
Early life
Becton was born on December 31, 1968, in Washington, D.C.,
as William Earl Becton, Jr.
He started singing at the age of four in his church choir called the intermediate youth choir, and he went to Sewell Music Conservatory to hone his singing acumen, when he was just eight years old.
Becton is a graduate of Duke Ellington School for the Arts, and went on to study at the University of the District of Columbia.
Music career
His music career started in 1995, with the release of ''Broken'' by
Intersound Records
Intersound Records was an American independent record label that operated in the 1980s and 1990s.
The company was founded by industry veteran Don Johnson in 1982, who purchased some assets of Pickwick Records from its parent company and named his ...
on June 1, 1995,
and this album would go on to be his breakthrough release on the
''Billboard'' magazine charts, peaking at No. 1 on the
Gospel Albums chart.
His next release, ''Heart of a Love Song'', was released by CGI Records in association with
A&M Records
A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...
on October 14, 1997,
and this also charted on the Gospel Albums chart at No. 5.
The next release with GGI Records was released on April 18, 2000, ''B2K: Prophetic Songs Of Promise'',
and again this charted on the Gospel Albums chart at No. 9.
He released, ''Broken, Vol. 2: Live'', with
Tyscot Records
Tyscot Records is an independent American gospel music record label based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tyscot Records was founded by Craig Tyson and Dr. Leonard Scott in 1976 in to record their church choir, Christ Church Apostolic Radio Choir.
...
on May 20, 2003,
and this would chart on the Gospel Albums at No. 25.
Discography
References
External links
Official website''Cross Rhythms'' magazine article
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1968 births
Living people
African-American songwriters
African-American Christians
Musicians from Washington, D.C.
Songwriters from Washington, D.C.
American male songwriters
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American people