He was the son of a preacher , and sang in his father 's church while growing up in Houston , Texas , and then Oakland , California .
Saunders King was born in Staples , Louisiana , in Caddo Parish .
Saunders King was the Saunders King of a preacher , and sang in Saunders King 's father 's church while growing up in Houston , Texas , and then Oakland , California .
Saunders King was born in Staples , Louisiana , in Caddo Parish .