Complex sentence: Dedicated to her family's economic and spiritual well-being, Thomas's mother cleaned buses for Continental Trailways and sang in church, which according to Thomas initiated his fascination with music Gerald R. Knight.
Split into simpler sentences: Dedicated to her family's economic and spiritual well-being, Thomas's mother cleaned buses for Continental Trailways and sang in church. According to Thomas this singing initiated his fascination with music Gerald R. Knight.