{"id":15593,"date":"2026-09-19T06:04:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T12:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birminghamrecord.com\/brc\/?p=15593"},"modified":"2026-09-19T06:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T12:05:09","slug":"newsletter-for-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.birminghamrecord.com\/brc\/newsletter-for-september-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter For September 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

BIRMINGHAM RECORD COLLECTORS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

DEDICATED TO THE COLLECTING OF MUSIC, ITS PRESERVATION AND LASTING FRIENDSHIP<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

THIS MONTH’S MEETING WILL BE THE SECOND SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH\u00a02:00 PM<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

HOMEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY 1721 OXMOOR RD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

NEXT MONTH’S MEETING WILL BE HELD THE\u00a0<\/span>FIRST<\/span>\u00a0SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH AT\u00a02:00 PM<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

HOMEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY 1721 OXMOOR RD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

THIS MONTH’S MEETING<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

At our September meeting we will spend part of it post-record show break-down.\u00a0\u00a0Looking at the figures, success and any changs that may make for a better show.\u00a0\u00a0After the business part of the meeting, we will spin tunes specifically those by our 2026 BRC Music Hall Of Fame inductee, Candi Staton.\u00a0\u00a0Her bio is below so you can brush up on or introduce yourself to her successful career.\u00a0\u00a0Drop by and enjoy the fun, music and fellowship<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Next month we will have our local \u2018group harmony\u2019 specialist, BRC member Bob Friedman spinning more tunes and educate us with his knowledge of the groups, labels and composers.\u00a0\u00a0I know you will enjoy his presentation. \u00a0NEXT MONTH\u2019S MEETING WILL BE THE\u00a0FIRST\u00a0SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH<\/sup><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2026 RECORD SHOW<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2026 BRC Record Show was another successful show.\u00a0\u00a0Thanks to all those whom participated in making sure we can still do such an event as this.\u00a0\u00a0It is not easy and does not just happen.\u00a0\u00a0If you have not helped out in the past be sure to ask \u2018What can I do\u2019 next year.\u00a0\u00a0We need you!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

2026 BRC MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE<\/strong><\/p>\n

CANDI STATON<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although we were not able to have Candi Staton attend our show this year, we are very pleased to have her as an inductee in our Music Hall Of Fame.\u00a0\u00a0Contact with Candi will still go on and maybe one day we can have her come over as our guest at a monthly meeting or in some other way get to meet her.\u00a0\u00a0This bio was put together by BRC member and our HOF chairman Martin Johnson.\u00a0\u00a0Thanks to Martin for taking time to do this.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canzetta Maria Staton was born in Hanceville, Alabama on March 13, 1940.\u00a0\u00a0Known as the \u201cFirst Lady of Southern Soul\u201d, Candi launched her singing career at the tender age of four in her local church.\u00a0\u00a0As a pre-teen, Candi and her sister Maggie were sent to Nashville, Tennessee for school. While attending Jewell Christian Academy, Candi\u2019s vocal abilities were soon noticed by her fellow students and the school\u2019s pastor. Impressed by her voice, the pastor paired Candi and her sister with a third girl, Naomi Harrison, and they formed the Jewell Gospel Trio.\u00a0\u00a0As teenagers, the group toured the traditional gospel circuit during the1950\u2019s with the Soul Stirrers, C. L. Franklin and Mahalia Jackson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following a successful gospel career, Candi transitioned to secular music in the late 1960\u2019s after meeting Clarence Carter.\u00a0\u00a0In 1968, she was introduced to Rick Hall by Carter and began her solo career as a Southern soul stylist.\u00a0\u00a0She recorded16 R&B hits for Hall\u2019s FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.\u00a0\u00a0Candi earned the previously mentioned title of \u201cFirst Lady of Southern Soul\u201d for her Grammy-nominated R&B renditions of \u201cStand by Your Man\u201d and \u201cIn the Ghetto\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0Candi appeared on the September 23, 1972 airing of Soul Train.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1976, Candi began collaborating with producer David Crawford on disco songs such as\u00a0\u201cYoung Hearts Run Free\u201d<\/a>, which reached No. 1 on the US R&B charts, and went Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of 1976.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In 1979 from her album\u00a0Chance<\/em>, Candi released the single \u201cWhen You Wake Up Tomorrow\u201d and the title song \u201cChance\u201d, a top 20 R&B charted record. Another dance club chart hit included \u201cVictim\u201d.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Candi\u2019s disco music was extremely popular in Europe and her recordings charted frequently in the United Kingdom. In 1991, she performed the vocals on The Source\u2019s \u201cYou Got the Love\u201d. This recording was a huge success in the UK.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Candi signed with Intersound Records in 1995. In 2000, she released\u00a0Here\u2019s a Blessing<\/em>. In 2004, the British record label Honest Jon\u2019s released a compilation album of her soul work from the late 1960s and early 1970s, eponymously titled\u00a0Candi Staton<\/em>. She followed that production up with a secular project in 2006 entitled\u00a0His Hands<\/em>, produced by Mark Nevers of the band Lambchop.\u00a0\u00a0Two of Candi\u2019s children, Cassandra Williams-Hightower (background vocals) and Marcus Williams (drums), joined her on the album. A second studio album for Honest Jon\u2019s,\u00a0Who\u2019s Hurting Now?<\/em>\u00a0was released in 2009.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

She and Rick Hall reunited to make a half dozen more tracks for the 2014 Southern soul album,\u00a0Life Happens<\/em>. The track \u201cI Ain\u2019t Easy to Love\u201d, featured Jason Isbell and John Paul White (formerly of The Civil Wars). The trio performed this song on Late Show with David Letterman.\u00a0\u00a0Candi\u2019s latest album,\u00a0Back to My Roots<\/em>\u00a0was released in 2025.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Candi received five Grammy Award nominations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1971 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for \u201cStand by Your Man\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

1973 Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for\u00a0\u201cIn the Ghetto\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1984 Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female for \u201cMake Me an Instrument\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

1987 Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female for\u00a0\u201cSing A Song\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2026 Best Roots Gospel Album for\u00a0Back to My Roots<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The five-time Grammy nominee and Christian Music Hall of Famer has moved between soul, R&B, gospel, disco and even electronic dance music (EDM).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canzetta Maria Staton lives in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

THIS MONTH IN ROCK \u2018N\u2019 ROLL HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the biggest events that occurred in the month of September in R&R History would be Elvis\u2019 first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.\u00a0\u00a0That happened on September 9. 1956 and \u2018The rest is history\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0I have a feeling that some of our members watched Elvis that night.\u00a0\u00a0If you did, tell me about it and I will put your comments in next month\u2019s newsletter.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Along the same line of \u2018The rest is history\u2019, on September 16, 1963 The Beatles released \u2018She Loves You\u2019 in the US.\u00a0\u00a0This was on the Swan Record Label and although it did not chart, it laid the groundwork for what was to come just 4 months later.<\/strong><\/p>\n

See ya,\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlie<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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