Candi Staton, "It's Time to Be Free" (Beracah Records) Candi Staton blends gospel themes and messages of redemption and caution with dance music, funk and soul on "It's Time to Be Free," revisiting ...

Staton has been a child gospel singer, a '70s Southern soul hit-maker and then a disco queen. She's just released her 27th album, Life Happens. Candi Staton: This Album Is 'An Anthology Of My Life' ...

*Sadly we must report that soul/gospel singer Candi Staton has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Staton, 78, received the news on the first day of rehearsals for her summer tour in support of her ...