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Rev. Charles H. Nicks Jr. born in 1941 Lincoln, Nebraska.  Long before anyone even knew Charles Nicks, he was discovered by his family around the age of 2 years old. The family discovered it was young Charles who had gotten to the piano and played the song note for note his grandmother had previously played.  His family had a strong musical influence on him during his formative years.  At the ager of 16 he became the minister of music at his father’s church.•Rev. Nicks accepted the call to ministry in the 1970’s and once ordained he was appointed the Pastor of St. James Baptist Church in Detroit Michigan.  Under Rev. Nicks’ leadership he grew the church membership, started several auxiliaries, formed several youth ministries, a scholarship fund to help youth of the church.  Not only was he an accomplished musician, organist, mentor he had a great personality which drew people from near and far.•Rev. Nicks was a co founder along with Rev. James Cleveland of the Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMAC).  •Rev. Nicks released his first recording in 1985 ‘Cometo Jesus’ can be heard in many churches around the world on any given Sunday.•Many  of his recordings can be downloaded on most digital outlets.  And if you are into vinyl copies or cassettes they are found on various websites. ••Please send an email to Let's Talk: Gospel Music Gold  sharing your thoughts about this show segment; also, if you have any suggestions of future guests you would like to hear on the show. Send the email to ⁠⁠⁠letstalk2gmg@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠

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