One of popular music's greatest talents, Candi Staton's divine union of raw sensuality, dusky blues and heartbreaking, hair-raising ardour has reigned over soul for almost 40 years; and she famously reduced Elvis to tears with her astonishing cover of 'In the Ghetto'. She player her first-ever live shows in Scotland as part of Triptych 2005.
A former gospel singer who toured with Aretha before taking disco by storm with the ubiquitous 'Young Hearts Run Free', Staton's staggering soul catalogue was recently chronicled by Honest Jons on an imperative, eponymous album: it reaped 5 stars across the board - Mojo, the Guardian, Rolling Stone.
Candi Staton's timeless collaboration with the Source, meanwhile - on euphoric hit single 'You Got The Love', remains a devastating, breathtaking dance-floor classic.