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  2. The Staple Singers - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Mavis Staples discography - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Norf Norf - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. American folk music - Wikipedia

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    Roots music is a broad category of music including bluegrass, country music, gospel, old time music, jug bands, Appalachian folk, blues, Cajun and Native American music. The music is considered American either because it is native to the United States or because it developed there, out of foreign origins, to such a degree that it struck ...

  6. Donny Gerrard - Wikipedia

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    Gerrard was a backup singer for musicians such as Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, and Cher. [10] He sang backup for Mavis Staples on her album One True Vine, [11] [12] and at live performances, including at the Lincoln Center in 2014. [13] [14] He continued to perform with Staples, and can be heard on her 2016 album Livin' on a High Note. [15]

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  8. Music of New Jersey - Wikipedia

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    Newark was also the birthplace and home of the jazz singer Sarah Vaughan – one of jazz's most esteemed vocalists. Viola Wells , also known as, "Miss Rhapsody," was a Newark native who began her career singing jazz, blues, and religious songs at clubs in Newark, and eventually throughout the United States and Europe.

  9. American Roots Music - Wikipedia

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    American Roots Music is a 2001 multi-part documentary film that explores the historical roots of American Roots music through footage and performances by the creators of the movement: Folk, Country, Blues, Gospel, Bluegrass, and many others. This PBS film series is available as an 'in-class' teaching tool. [1]