Friday Jazz Vespers at Trinity-Grace

Featuring: CANDUS CHURCHILL & FRIENDS

About Candus:

Candus Churchill was born into a musical family in Louisville, Kentucky. Her family played instruments and Candus was the singer. At sixteen, Candus and her family moved to Washington, D.C. While in high school, she joined a band called The Passion Flowers and performed at local clubs. After graduating from high school, she attended Montgomery College in Maryland. While there, she joined another band aptly called Destiny. It was then she realized her true calling as a professional vocalist. Soon Candus was hired by Candi Staton, a popular R&B singer and recording artist to tour the United States and Canada.

After being on the road for some time with Candi Staton, Candus moved to Los Angeles where she worked for Motown Records and Paramount Recording Studios. She soon joined the rock/funk group DragonFly and toured extensively, ending up in Canada in 1983. In…