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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.
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 is a recipient of a 2006 National Heritage Fellowship, awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States' highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. [34] Staples was named No. 56 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2008 list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. [35]
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
Be What You Are is a soul album by the Staple Singers, released in September 1973.It reached number 13 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart. The first single, "Be What You Are", fared poorly; however, the follow-up, "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)", was a top ten hit, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the R&B Singles chart.
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City in the Sky is an album by the American music group the Staple Singers, released in 1974. [1] [2] It was the group's final album for Stax Records.[3] [4] The 1990s reissue appended bonus tracks from the group's set at Wattstax.
For Men Only was a men's magazine published from 1954 to the late 1970s. It began as a men's adventure digest-sized magazine, but became a pornographic magazine in the 1970s. It was published by the New York-based company Magazine Management (under various other names), which later became known as Marvel Entertainment .