Candi Staton

Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton (, ) (born March 13, 1940) As teenagers, the group toured the traditional gospel circuit during the 1950s with the Soul Stirrers, C. L. Franklin and Mahalia Jackson. They recorded several sides for Nashboro, Apollo and Savoy Records between 1953 and 1963.

Solo career In 1968, Staton was introduced to Rick Hall by Clarence Carter and launched her solo career as a Southern soul stylist, Staton appeared on the September 23, 1972, edition (Season 2, Episode 1) of Soul Train.

In 1976, Staton began collaborating with producer David Crawford on disco songs such as "Young Hearts Run Free", which reached No. 1 on the US R&B charts, No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and went Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100

In 1982, Staton returned to gospel music. Staton and her then-husband, John Sussewell, founded Beracah Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia, with help from Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's PTL Ministries.

Later In 1991, Staton returned to UK popular charts by lending her vocals to the Source's British hit "You Got the Love". Staton signed with Intersound Records in 1995. In 2000, she released her eleventh album, Here's a Blessing. In 2004, the British record label Honest Jon's released a compilation album of her soul work from the late 1960s and early 1970s, the self-titled Candi Staton. Staton followed it up with a secular project in 2006 entitled His Hands, produced by Mark Nevers of Lambchop and with the title track written by Will Oldham. Two of Staton's children, Cassandra Williams-Hightower (background vocals) and Marcus Williams (drums), joined her on the album. A second studio album for Honest Jon's, titled Who's Hurting Now?, appeared in 2009. She and Rick Hall reunited to make a half dozen more tracks for Staton's 2014 southern soul album, Life Happens. The lead Americana radio single, "I Ain't Easy to Love", featured Jason Isbell and John Paul White (formerly of The Civil Wars). The trio performed the track on Late Show with David Letterman. Staton's television show New Direction aired on TBN.

Staton has also made appearances on the Praise the Lord telecast with the late Paul Crouch and his late wife Jan Crouch, as well as regularly performing on Robert Tilton's Success-N-Life show.

Personal life Staton has been married six times and has five children. She was first married to Pentecostal minister, Joe Williams, from 1960 until 1968. Together they had four children: Marcus Williams, Marcel Williams, Terry Williams and Cassandra Williams-Hightower. In 1970, Staton married singer Clarence Carter and together they had one child, Clarence Carter Jr. They divorced in 1973. Staton was married to Jimmy James, her then manager, from 1974 until 1977. Two years after divorcing James, Staton married John Sussewell, who was a drummer for Ashford & Simpson and also on Dory Previn's sixth album We're Children of Coincidence and Harpo Marx in 1980. They divorced in 1998 after 18 years of marriage. From 2010 until 2012, Staton was married to former baseball player Otis Nixon. She has been married to Henry Hooper since 2017.

On October 30, 2018, Staton announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Discography

Studio albums

I'm Just a Prisoner (1970) Stand By Your Man (1971) Candi Staton (1972) Candi (1974) Young Hearts Run Free (1976) UK No. 34 "I'm Just a Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin')" (1969) R&B No. 13 US No. 56, CAN No. 74 "Sweet Feeling" (1970) R&B No. 5 US No. 60, CAN No. 78 "Stand by Your Man" (1970) R&B No. 4 US No. 24, CAN No. 22 "He Called Me Baby" (1971) R&B No. 9 US No. 52, CAN No. 67 "In the Ghetto" (1972) R&B No. 12 US No. 48 "Do It in the Name of Love" (1973) R&B No. 17 US No. 80 "As Long as He Takes Care of Home" (1974) R&B No. 6 US No. 51, CAN No. 56 "Young Hearts Run Free" (1976) US No. 20 UK No. 2 R&B No. 1 (1986 re-release No. 47, 1999 re-release No. 29) CAN No. 21 "Destiny" (1976) UK No. 41 "Nights on Broadway" (1977) UK No. 6 R&B No. 16 US No. 102 "Honest I Do Love You" (1978) UK No. 48 R&B No. 77 "Victim" (1978) R&B No. 17 "When You Wake Up Tomorrow" (1979) R&B No. 13 "Suspicious Minds" (1982) UK No. 31 "You Got the Love" (1986) UK No. 95 R&B No. 88 "You Got the Love" (The Source featuring Candi Staton – 1991) UK No. 4 (1997 re-release UK No. 3 (Now Voyager Mix), 2005 import release UK No. 60, 2006 "You Got the Love (New Voyager Mix)" (featuring Candi Staton – re-release) No. 7 UK) "Love On Love" (1999) UK No. 27 "Young Hearts Run Free" (re-recording) (1999) UK No. 29 "I Just Can't Get to Sleep at All" (2000) Energise Records, UK; limited release "Love Sweet Sound" Groove Armada featuring Candi Staton (2007) UK No. 77 "Wilder Side" Rasmus Faber & Alf Tumble featuring Candi Staton (2010) "Hallelujah Anyway" (2012) "It's Your Season (B.W.Ø Remix)" (2016)

Grammy Awards Year Category Work Result Ref. 1971 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance "Stand by Your Man" 1973 "In The Ghetto" 1984 Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female "Make Me An Instrument" 1987 "Sing A Song" 2026 Best Roots Gospel Album Back to My Roots