Darius Lionel Brooks (born April 30, 1963) is an American

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ian. He started his music career, in 1990, with the release of, ''Simply Darius'', by Sound of Gospel, and he would go on to release five more albums with his own label imprint, Journey Music Group. For three of these albums, they would chart on the ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums chart.

Early life

Brooks was born on April 30, 1963, in

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Music career

His music recording career commenced in 1990, with the album, ''Simply Darius'', and it was released on January 11, 1990, by Sound of Gospel. This album was his breakthrough released upon the ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums chart at No. 24. While the 2004 edition of ''Your Will'' was released on July 27, 2004, by EMI label, Chordant Receords, and this placed at No. 32 on the aforementioned chart. His subsequent album, ''My Soul'', was released on April 4, 2006, by Journey Records, and this peaked at No. 16 on the Gospel Albums chart.

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