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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.
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.
Mavis! is a documentary film about musician and civil rights activist Mavis Staples, directed by Jessica Edwards. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March, 2015, [ 1 ] and was acquired for US broadcast by HBO.
Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complimented his father’s and sisters’ in the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman announced Wednesday. Pervis Staples died May 6 ...
Mavis Staples – vocals; Pops Staples – vocals; Cleotha Staples – harmony and backing vocals; Yvonne Staples – harmony and backing vocals; Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Jimmy Johnson – guitar; David Hood – bass guitar; Barry Beckett – keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano; Roger Hawkins – drums; Additional musicians
Born in Middleton, Tennessee, Estelle Stewart grew up on a farm.Some of her earliest musical experiences came from playing the organ and piano in church, as well as playing in a quartet with her sister, father, and uncle. [1]
The Staple Swingers is a soul album by the Staple Singers, released on June 15, 1971.. It was the first Staple Singers album to be produced by Al Bell and recorded in Muscle Shoals.
Forty women appear on the cover of British Vogue's March issue, from Miley Cyrus to Oprah and Jane Fonda. See the cover and other pics from the eventful shoot. Jane Fonda, Oprah and 38 more iconic ...