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All compositions by Roebuck Staples except where noted "Uncloudy Day" (Josiah Kelley Alwood) – 3:02 "Let Me Ride" – 2:46 "God's Wonderful Love" (James Bracken) – 2:46
First child to Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his wife Oceola Staples, Cleotha was born in Drew, Mississippi, in 1934. [6] Two years later, Roebuck moved his family from Mississippi to Chicago . [ 1 ] Roebuck and Oceola's children, son Pervis and daughters, Mavis and Yvonne, were born in Chicago. [ 6 ]
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.
"Respect Yourself" is a song by American R&B/gospel group the Staple Singers. Released in late 1971 from their album Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, the song became a crossover hit.
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.
Sabrina Carpenter's response to the controversy surrounding her “Feather” music video is getting a reaction all of its own.. The music video, which was released Oct. 30, features the singer in ...
[3] The New York Times stated that Staples "remains a fine, fervent, huskily sensitive singer, and most of this disk does her justice." [4] Cashbox published a review of the album in the issue dated July 28, 1979, which said, "Mavis gave the Staple Singers that distinct, gritty vocal sound, and on Oh What a Feeling she proves just how versatile ...
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