Music Under the Stars: Candice Ivory – June 24th, 2025

Grammy nominated St. Louis avant-garde soul singer Candice Ivory is gracing the Boyhood Home Stage for the first time as the 7th concert of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum Music Under the Stars Concert Series 2025 Season.

Candice Ivory was born near Memphis, TN, to a family steeped in the musical traditions of the Mississippi Delta. Several family members belonged to prominent gospel groups such as the Salem Harmonizers, and her great-uncle Will Roy Sanders was an internationally known blues singer. With Sanders’s encouragement, she began performing professionally at 14, singing in jazz and blues bands led by Beale Street legends Billy Gibson, Calvin Newborn, and Charlie Wood. Ivory also joined the famed Memphis band CYC, whose members later worked with Justin Timberlake, Bobby “Blue” Bland, the Gamble Brothers Band, Tinsley Ellis, and the New Memphis Hepcats.

You can learn more about Candice Ivory at her website: https://candiceivory.com/

The Hannibal Juneteenth Coalition will be serving food at the concert.