Candi Staton

Soul - R&B - disco - gospel singer - record label owner Born on 13th March 1940, Hanceville, Alabama, U.S.A. She was married to Clarence Carter (1970 - 1973) and John Sussewell (1980 - 1998). Mother of Cassandra Hightower and the drummer Marcus Williams (2). As a young girl she was "discovered" when she and her sister Maggie sang an impromptu song in church. The pastor, Bishop M.L. Jewell, formed the around them…