What Hits Did Candi Staton Have? Does Candi Staton Still Sing?

In 1968, Staton was introduced to Rick Hall by Clarence Carter and launched her solo career as a Southern soul stylist, garnering 16 R&B hits for Rick Hall’s Fame Studios and gaining the title of “First Lady of Southern Soul” for her Grammy-nominated R&B renditions of the songs, Stand by Your Man and In the Ghetto.

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 Pop Hot 100 during the summer of 1976.

In 1982, Staton again hit the UK chart with a version of Elvis Presley’s Suspicious Minds.

Does Candi Staton Still Sing?

It is unclear if Candi Staton still sings. She has been married to Henry Hooper since 2017. On October 30, 2018, Staton announced that she had been diagnosed