Candi Staton reigns as the First Lady of Southern Soul, her powerhouse voice weaving gospel fire through soul, disco, and R&B. Born in Alabama's cotton fields, she cut her teeth in church choirs before storming Muscle Shoals' FAME Studios, delivering a defiant 1970 cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand…
19 roots·6 legacies
20 albums, 1 EP·1969–2020
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