CORY WELLS

When I was growing up, I didn't know anything existed outside the borders of Buffalo.

My last name is Wellsley, but a lot of people say it's Lowendowski, which is my mother's last name, and I had it changed to my father's when I was 18.

I was a big fan of black gospel. As a kid, there were black groups I sang with from my teen years to my early 20s.

I was a big fan of black gospel. As a kid, there were black groups I sang with from my teen years to my early 20s.

When I was growing up, I didn't know anything existed outside the borders of Buffalo.

My last name is Wellsley, but a lot of people say it's Lowendowski, which is my mother's last name, and I had it changed to my father's when I was 18.