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Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers, of which she is the last surviving member. During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again". [1]
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May 2, 2024 · Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American gospel and soul singer who was an integral part of the Staple Singers as well as a successful solo artist. the Staple Singers. The Staple Singers, 1971. At age 11, Staples joined the Staple Singers, a family gospel-singing group led by her father, Roebuck (“Pops ...
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Jun 27, 2022 · Mavis Staples has no patience for segregation, in politics or in music. She is at once sure-minded about the essential place of Black composers and performers in American music and open to singing ...
The rain was coming down in thick, heavy sheets when Mavis Staples arrived in Woodstock. Still recovering from a recent knee surgery, Staples wasn’t her usual spry self that day, but any lingering aches and pains seemed to melt away the moment she spotted the familiar figure waiting to greet her on the porch.
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Sep 7, 2021 · Mavis Staples was a teenager when she began performing with her family, The Staple Singers. The quartet was led by her father, Pops Staples. By the late 1950s, The Staple Singers was one of the ...
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