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Anthony Reynard Watson (March 3, 1957 – July 1, 2021) was an Americansoul singer, who toured andrecorded (off and on) withThe Chi-Lites in the late 1980s and 1990s.[1]
Anthony Reynard Watson was born inMobile, Alabama on March 3, 1957.[1]
Watson's career began with the groupReturn Ticket in Europe; he later toured with the groupPraze. Hiseponymous album was released by Amherst Records in 1985, as well as suchsingles asSolid Love Affair,She Will Never Wait Forever, andMissing You Tonight.
After meeting Chi-Lites' founderMarshall Thompson, Watson joined the group as lead vocalist in the late 1980s. He would leave the Chi-Lites twice during the nineties, with his predecessorFrank Reed returning in his absence.9 Days of October was released during his first leave; after a return and re-exit, he worked on an albumproduced byBetty Wright that did not get released, entitled 'Ain't No End to the Rainbow'.
Watson would continue to tour off and on with the Chi-Lites until 2002. He died on July 1, 2021, at the age of 64.[2]