TCMF Spotlight: Candace Bellamy

Candace Bellamy, physician by day and singer by night, will be making her first TCMF appearance.

Candace Bellamy will be making her first TCMF appearance this year.  Come see her Monday, April 29, at 5:30pm at Central Market North.

A physician by day and a soul singer by night, Bellamy took up singing as a hobby 10 years ago, paying dues in cover bands, musical theater (her role in an R&B version of “Porgy & Bess” impressed the New York Times), and with a one-woman show where she told stories of her life in between tunes.

Bellamy’s path led to Ruth Carter (composer for Stevie Ray Vaughn, Robert Palmer, and John Mayall), bass playing legend Jimi Calhoun (player with Dr. John, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Wilson Pickett, Sly Stone) and Jake Langley (Roberta Flack, Willie Nelson, k.d. lang), who mentored her, and became her co-writers.

“It was when we got together for the first time to write that I realized the depth of their backgrounds,” Bellamy recalls. “They made me feel comfortable.”

With her debut album set for release on May 14th, and its opening anthem “Put Down The Foot” available now, Bellamy can say she’s a singer just as easily as she can say she’s a doctor. “Several people have asked why I am pursuing music when I already have a good job,” she muses. “The answer is simple – because I love it.”

You can see and hear more of Candace Bellamy at her official website.

1 Comment

  1. Diane Norris- Hounschell on April 1, 2013 at 7:45 pm

    Awesome review!!! Way to go Candace!!



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