{"id":2083331,"date":"2025-10-11T05:26:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T05:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2083331"},"modified":"2025-10-11T05:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T05:26:43","slug":"annie-caldwell-the-story-of-my-debut-album-40-years-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/annie-caldwell-the-story-of-my-debut-album-40-years-in-the-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Annie Caldwell: The story of my debut album, 40 years in the making"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"d9113447-f616-4528-a6bf-88da8102feca\">\u201cIt\u2019s like living in a fantasy, getting to sing with my family and create joy for so many people,\u201d Annie Caldwell, the 67-year-old lead singer of Annie and the Caldwells, tells us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife\u2019s not always been easy, losing both my brothers and sister along the way, but I thank God every day that He gave me and my family this opportunity. We\u2019ve made it through the storms, the rain, heartache and pain and now we\u2019re really living out our dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"d9113447-f616-4528-a6bf-88da8102feca-2\">Annie\u2019s father sang in a band, so she was brought up surrounded by music. As she and her four brothers hit their teens, they formed their own band called The Staple Junior Singers, making one record in 1975.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"47a8006f-369d-4522-b454-537c1afd7486\">After marrying her husband Willie at 16, and quickly welcoming two sons and three daughters, Annie soon realised that her own family had musical potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just started off singing at home with my husband and daughter, Anora, in the background, and my son Junior playing the drums and then my niece Renee joined in singing harmonies too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was sounding so good that we started performing at halls, birthday parties and churches around us in Clay County and that&#8217;s how <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/annieandthecaldwells.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/annieandthecaldwells.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">Annie and the Caldwells<\/a> came to be, with three girls singing harmony.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As Renee got older, she became a nurse but then my younger son Abel joined on drums, Junior moved to bass guitar, and my other girls Deborah and Anjessica joined the band. We\u2019ve sung like that ever since, learning what works along the way.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-mDXYrNo5YqT2sb5u94VsaC\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-mDXYrNo5YqT2sb5u94VsaC slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always brought such joy to us and people around here in Mississippi but it\u2019s amazing to now have fans everywhere from Sweden to South Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-hitting-the-world-stage\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-hitting-the-world-stage\"><span>Hitting the world stage<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"ff7092c1-342b-4f54-a171-e6eea6bdd6e6\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fu6YDYRNTASSwEWNPdJSoj-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fu6YDYRNTASSwEWNPdJSoj-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fu6YDYRNTASSwEWNPdJSoj-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fu6YDYRNTASSwEWNPdJSoj-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fu6YDYRNTASSwEWNPdJSoj-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fu6YDYRNTASSwEWNPdJSoj-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fu6YDYRNTASSwEWNPdJSoj-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fu6YDYRNTASSwEWNPdJSoj-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Carl Martin)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"2ef5c4fb-300f-49a1-9951-6a6b6cac924d\">This exciting new chapter for Annie and her family started in 2022. Record producer David Byrne (ex Talking Heads) rediscovered and re-released some of Annie and her brothers\u2019 long-forgotten early Staple Junior tracks. David then got in touch, suggesting Annie and the Caldwells make an album through his label Luaka Bop.<\/p>\n<p>The family recorded their album, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=107649&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FCANT-LOSE-SOUL-ANNIE-CALDWELLS%2Fdp%2FB0DKBK25GP%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dwomanandhome-gb-5173668217662603138-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/CANT-LOSE-SOUL-ANNIE-CALDWELLS\/dp\/B0DKBK25GP\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=107649&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FCANT-LOSE-SOUL-ANNIE-CALDWELLS%2Fdp%2FB0DKBK25GP%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"Amazon US\" data-merchant-id=\"1471\" data-merchant-network=\"Amazonus\" data-merchant-url=\"amazon.com\"><em>Can\u2019t Lose My (Soul) <\/em><\/a>all live in their local church and the uplifting tunes, based on personal experience, have been likened to the slinky grooves of Gloria Gaynor and the funk of James Brown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can get emotional as we sing about what we\u2019ve been through, but the energy when we perform together is powerful and we all build off what each other\u2019s doing. It\u2019s just been such a privilege and a blessing to have been given this opportunity,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d never been on a plane before until last year and now we\u2019ve played in festivals in Australia, Spain, Holland and the UK. Every performance ends up being my favourite as I love seeing the crowds dancing and getting such energy from our music. I always want to go immediately back to the stage and do it all over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When she\u2019s not performing, Annie still runs Caldwell\u2019s Fashions, a dress shop in West Point, Mississippi, so she and her daughters had a lot of fun designing the outfits for the tour with matching multi-colored harlequin print <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/tag\/dresses\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.womanandhome.com\/tag\/dresses\/\">dresses<\/a> that set the tone for their energetic performances.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Annie\u2019s granddaughter, Hikemia, was on hand to run the shop while the band was touring in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still fuss over all my family, even though most of them are all grown up now, but we love being together on tour,\u201d she explains. \u201cI have nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, so there wasn\u2019t room for them to join us, but I loved FaceTiming them from all over, telling them about our adventures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They just wanted to know when we were all coming home!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-star-fans-and-rave-reviews\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-star-fans-and-rave-reviews\"><span>Star fans and rave reviews<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"171dc4cd-3fdf-424a-b121-b895707197ec\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD.jpg\" alt=\"Annie and the Caldwells on stage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/833VdjGLTn3tq5AbXFnFoD.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Annie Forrest)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"48d449d6-8f89-4ee0-89f4-14117d717816\">The album has been an out-and-out success, receiving great reviews in <em>The<\/em> <em>Times, The Observer, The Guardian, The Boston Globe<\/em> and <em>MOJO Magazine<\/em>, not to mention from some famous faces in the music industry, including Candi Staton and Sir Elton John.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was incredible when Elton said he thought our album was a great record and told people to go out and buy it,\u201d Annie recalls. \u201cIt goes to show you never know who\u2019s hearing your music until they come out and say it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also get messages from so many people through Instagram and Facebook who are fans and say they find our lyrics and music relatable and inspiring. All that positive feedback gives me huge energy to go on and make more music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With such success already under their belts, the next 12 months are going to be equally action-packed for The Caldwell family with the release of their new album and more performances around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to get nervous performing, but that feeling left a long time ago. Now there&#8217;s simply joy from getting out on stage together as a family. We get along so well and there\u2019s a lot of laughter,\u201d Annie says.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-thankful-for-every-moment\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-thankful-for-every-moment\"><span>Thankful for every moment<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"e9a5f5bc-75ef-420f-b0eb-4d151e83e635\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3.jpg\" alt=\"Annie and the Caldwells\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HBwbWexbHi4TZ8PGMWuDn3.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: Eric Welles Nystrom)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"1b71203a-41ef-463a-8137-b0fb3e07705e\">\u201cWe\u2019re off to Japan, Brazil and Europe again soon, which has me so excited. It\u2019s an absolute whirlwind but I feel so blessed that we\u2019ve been given this chance and we\u2019re making the most of every moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEver since I was young, I felt that God let me know that this was going to happen one day. I&#8217;m just thankful that He remembered me after all these years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.womanandhome.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like living in a fantasy, getting to sing with my family and create joy for so many people,\u201d Annie Caldwell, the 67-year-old lead singer of Annie and the Caldwells, tells us. \u201cLife\u2019s not always been easy, losing both my brothers and sister along the way, but I thank God every day that He gave [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2083332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2083331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Annie-Caldwell-The-story-of-my-debut-album-40-years.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2083331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2083333,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083331\/revisions\/2083333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2083332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2083331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2083331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2083331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}