Lari's granddaddy was a hellfire-hollering Primitive Baptist preacher, while her Daddy was the electric guitar player in a rock and roll band. Surrounded by music - gospel, R&B, classical and country - it was the sweet sounds of artists such as Ray Charles, Al Green and Stevie Wonder, that sank the deepest into Lari's soul. She sang her first "professional" performance at age four, with her family's folk and gospel act, The White Family Singers. She also studied classical piano, and eventuall...