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The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 – February 21, 2013), [1] Pervis (November 18, 1935 – May 6, 2021), [2] [3] and Mavis (b.
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.
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]
Strength and Inner Peace Prayer. I ask for your healing over every part of my life — physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. I ask that you make me strong and resilient for the days ...
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 1998 she founded screen-music consultancy Chop Shop Music Supervision where she worked on music selection for productions including the Twilight series, Grey’s Anatomy, Mad Men, Gossip Girl ...
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. Commencing releasing albums as a solo artist in 1969, Mavis ...
"American Prayer" is a 2002 song co-written by Bono of U2, Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, and Pharrell Williams. The song, which "reflects the ... hope that America, and American Christians in particular, will respond to the AIDS crisis", [1] was first performed during Bono's Heart of America speaking tour in December 2002 in Lincoln, Nebraska. [2]