Candi Staton

Candi Staton is an American soul and gospel singer who began recording in the late 1960s at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Her 1976 disco-soul hit "Young Hearts Run Free" became her signature song and a staple of the era. Staton has recorded across multiple genres throughout her career, including gospel, southern soul, and later house music in the 1990s.