Real name: Betty Jean Watson

American gospel soprano singer, arranger & vocal group leader.
Born April 14, 1937 in Arkansas.
Died August 31, 2003.
Watson and Edwin Hawkins founded the Northern California State Youth Choir of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in May of 1967, which included almost fifty members. The group was split in 1969 after the success of "Oh Happy Day", with Watson and another soloist organizing a new group, taking the original name.