Credit: VirLinda Stanton
Stanton had humble beginnings. She was raised on a farm in Shady Grove. I was able to go out in the garden. My great grandmother, she had everything planted from a cornfield to watermelons,” Stanton said.
Her great grandmother was the reason why she accidentally found her calling.
“I think I was eight, almost nine, she said. My grandmother took me to choir rehearsal with her one night and the pianist asked me if I could sing. I said, I think so, and so she started playing this song. I started singing, then all of a sudden, this voice came out. I didn t realize that that gift was inside of me.