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ANDERSON, T. C.

(1913–1959)> GOSPEL SINGER

ANDERSON, T. C. (QUEEN CANDICE). Gospel singer ( in Memphis, Tennessee [?]; in Memphis). She first attracted wide attention about 1941 as the soloist at the East Trigg Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, where W. Herbert Brewster was the minister. When she began singing in the church choir during the late 1920s, Reverend Brewster gave her the name Queen Candice. She made a special feature of introducing to the public songs written by Brewster, of which the best known...

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