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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.
Dec 14, 2021 · With her family band and as a solo artist, Mavis Staples‘ career has spanned seven decades. Here are 10 things you may not know about the singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. 1. Mavis Staples was born in Chicago, on July 10th, 1939. She started performing with her family’s group, the Staple Singers, at the tender age of 10.
Dec 5, 2016 · Mavis Staples, 77, the last performing member of the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, and a recipient of the 2016 Kennedy Center Honors, is still going strong in her recording career.
Dec 10, 2016 · With Mavis' powerful vocals and her father's Mississippi-inspired blues guitar, the Staple Singers moved beyond the church and into folk, pop and R&B stardom. But the group was also prominent...
Pops Staples had grown up picking cotton in Mississippi, learning guitar from the Delta bluesman Charley Patton, before coming to Chicago and bringing some of that rural blues flavor — along...
Aug 15, 2016 · Here’s how it works. Mavis Staples: The Life And Soul Of A Legend. This article first appeared in The Blues #7, June 2013. Mavis Staples has just finished recording One True Vine, her second album with Jeff Tweedy, the producer, songwriter and leader of the Americana band Wilco.
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May 2, 2024 · Mavis Staples, American gospel and soul singer who was an integral part of the Staple Singers as well as a successful solo artist. Her live performances were legendary, as captured in the album Hope at the Hideout (2008), and she won a Grammy Award for the album You Are Not Alone (2010).
