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Mavis Staples
During the 1960s, family group The Staples Singers became one of gospel's
biggest acts, delivering spiritual songs with smooth, impassioned power and
chiming with the times by covering contemporary acts like Bob Dylan and Buffalo
Springfield. Linked to the civil rights movement through father Roebuck 'Pops'
Staples' friendship with Martin Luther King, the band scored two US number one
singles before lead singer Mavis released her first solo album for Stax Records
in 1969.
Though The Staples Singers continued on until 1994, Mavis's solo career included
the Curtis Mayfield pen...
Boulder to BirminghamEmmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, John Starling, Rodney Crowell, Chris Hillman, Kris Kristofferson, Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Patty Griffin, Daniel Lanois, Buddy Miller, Herb Pedersen, Mavis Staples, Sara Watkins, Iron & Wine, Conor Oberst, Holly Williams, Trampled by Turtles, The Milk Carton Kids, Shovels & Rope and Chris Coleman
Portraits
Nina Cried PowerHozier and Mavis Staples
Wasteland, Baby!
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Boulder To Birmingham
Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, John Starling, Rodney Crowell, Chris Hillman, Kris Kristofferson, Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Patty Griffin, Daniel Lanois, Buddy Miller, Herb Pedersen, Mavis Staples, Sara Watkins, Iron & Wine, Conor Oberst, Holly Williams, Trampled by Turtles, The Milk Carton Kids, Shovels & Rope and Chris ColemanHeartaches and Highways: The Very Best of Emmylou Harris
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You Are Not AloneMavis Staples
You Are Not Alone
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I'll Take You ThereBeBe Winans, Mavis Staples and BeBe & CeCe Winans
Different Lifestyles
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pulling the pinRun the Jewels, Josh Homme and Mavis Staples
RTJ4
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