Michael Wayne Watford (July 20, 1959 – January 26, 2024) was an American dance music singer, who was born in Virginia and raised in New Jersey. He was best known for his gospel-influenced vocals on house records throughout the 1990s and 2000s. == Biography == Watford was born in Suffolk, Virginia, on July 20, 1959, and was raised in Newark, New Jersey. His mother was a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and a gospel singer, and Watford's early... [more on Wikipedia]