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The song "Respect Yourself" was used by Spike Lee in the soundtrack to his movie Crooklyn, made in 1994. In 1999, The Staple Singers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where they performed "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There". Pops Staples died of complications from a concussion suffered in December 2000. [16]
Included on the group's 1972 album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, "I'll Take You There" features lead singer Mavis Staples inviting her listeners to seek Heaven.The song is almost completely a call-and-response chorus, with the introduction and bassline being lifted—uncredited—from "The Liquidator", a 1969 reggae hit written by Harry Johnson and performed by the Harry J Allstars.
In September 2020, Super Simple Songs signed a deal with Warner Music Group's Arts Music division and Warner Chappell Music. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] At the time, it was ranked as the 36th biggest YouTube channel with 133.4m weekly views, 24.6 million subscribers and 22.8bn lifetime views.
Freedom Highway is a 1965 album by The Staple Singers (Epic LN24163/ BN26163). [1] [2] [3] The title song was written for the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights and reflects not only on the actions of the activists but what suffering they had endured to get there, even referencing the murder of Emmett Till at Tallahatchie River.
A review published by Billboard in the July 28, 1979, issue said, "Well known vocalist from the Staple Singers steps out on her second solo effort with a mixture of uptempo, disco flavored songs and midtempo, soulful ballads. Staples voice is fluid, strong and gutsy, giving this LP much the same appeal which highlighted Cheryl Lynn's ...
On February 23, 2016, Staples was announced as part of the line up for the 2016 Osheaga Music Festival. [32] On August 25, 2016, Staples released his second EP, the seven-track Prima Donna, which was accompanied by a short film. [33] On February 3, 2017, Staples released "BagBak", the first single from his next studio album.
American singer Mavis Staples was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 10, 1939. Her initial recordings were as a member of her family group, the Staple Singers.Led by her father Roebuck "Pops" Staples the Staple Singers were major artists in gospel and soul music from 1957 to 1969.
The song received criticism from a woman, who heard the song on the radio with her 11-year-old daughter, [13] and released a viral 11-minute video on the internet criticizing the song. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] In the video, she recited the song's lyrics, [ 17 ] called the song "crap" and "filth", and criticized the song's chorus, "I ain't never run ...