Charles Nicks

Charles Hercules Nicks Jr. (July 18, 1941 – July 28, 1988) was an American gospel musician and former pastor, organist, and accompanist of St. James Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Rev. Nicks released his first musical project in 1985, Come Unto Jesus with Sound of Gospel. He would release some albums while he was still alive, and others posthumously that would chart on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart. Those all got released by Sound of Gospel, which were the following: Free Spirit, Free Spirit Vol 2, St. Louis & East St. Louis Chapter of GMWA, and The Unforgettable Years.

Early life Nicks was born on July 18, 1941, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Rev. Charles Hercules Nicks Sr., a Baptist preacher, and Alliece Mahala Nicks (née, West), a pianist, which they named him after his father. His mother was his greatest musical influence early on, which gave him the impetus to learn to play the organ, and this he did aggressively and assertively. at the time of his death from congestive heart failure in Detroit's Sinai – Grace Hospital. and this charted at No. 9 on the Billboard magazine Top Gospel Albums chart. He would release four more albums to chart on that very exact same chart, some while he was alive, yet others were released posthumously. The albums charted were the following: 1986's Free Spirit at No. 6, 1988's Free Spirit Vol 2 at No. 3, St. Louis & East St. Louis Chapter of GMWA in 1989 at No. 22, and The Unforgettable Years in 1993 at No. 22.

Discography + List of selected studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions USGosCome Unto Jesus Released: 1985

CD, digital download 9Free Spirit Released: 1986

CD, digital download 6Free Spirit Vol 2 Released: 1988

CD, digital download 3St. Louis & East St. Louis Chapter of GMWA Released: 1989

CD, digital download 22The Unforgettable Years Released: 1993

CD, digital download 22