Janiva Magness was born in Detroit, so maybe it's not a surprise that she became a blues and R&B singer. Or maybe it's the real hardship she's experience, from losing both parents to suicide as a teen to having to give up her daughter to adoption. You can hear an interview and song excerpts from Janiva Magness at the link below.

Janiva Magness went from working in a recording studio to getting in front of the microphone, and she's back with a new album called What Love Will Do.