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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.
25 de jun. de 2024 · Mavis Staples plans to release her first album since 2019 next year. ... When a voice echoed that tiny town’s name, she knew it was Taj Mahal, the blues legend seated feet away in a wheelchair.
14 de dic. de 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 ...
Yvonne Staples died on April 10, 2018, at the age of 80. Pervis Staples died suddenly in his home in Dolton, Illinois, on May 6, 2021, at the age of 85, leaving Mavis as the band's last surviving member. Documentary
7 de sept. de 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...
26 de abr. de 2024 · Both the Staple Singers and Mavis Staples continued to release albums throughout the '70s and '80s with Mavis collaborating with The Band, Prince, and David Byrne. After Pops died in 2000 at the age of 84, it took Mavis a few years to return to the stage.
27 de jun. de 2022 · June 27, 2022. At eighty-two, Staples asked God why she was still alive. “The only reason I could see is to sing my songs,” she said. Photograph by Paola Kudacki for The New Yorker. Mavis...
