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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.
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 ...
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.
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
The following list of list of best-selling gospel music artists includes music acts from the 20th century to the present who have recorded gospel music.This information cannot be listed officially, as there is no organization that has recorded global music sales.
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.
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.