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Cleotha Staples died in Chicago on February 21, 2013, at the age of 78, after suffering from Alzheimer's disease for over a decade. [17] Mavis Staples has continued to carry on the family tradition and continues to add her vocal talents to both the projects of other artists and her own solo ventures.
Cleotha Staples, 78, American gospel singer (The Staple Singers), member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Alzheimer's disease. [444] Del Tenney, 82, American actor and film director. [445] Tom Tipps, 90, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1952–1954) and Senate (1954–1962). [446]
Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000) was an American gospel and R&B musician. A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 1970s", [ 1 ] he was an accomplished songwriter, guitarist and singer.
Pervis Staples was preceded in death by his parents, Roebuck and Oceola; and three sisters, Cynthia, Cleotha, and Yvonne. He is survived by his six children, seven grandchildren and seven great ...
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]
Have a Little Faith is the sixth solo studio album by the American soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples, which was released by Alligator Records. [1]The album was released after a hiatus of roughly eight years, during which Staples lost her father, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Roebuck "Pops" Staples, and stopped touring in order to deal with the illness of her sister Cleotha.
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February 21 – Cleotha Staples, 78, gospel singer (The Staple Singers) February 25 – Dan Toler, 64, guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band) February 27 Van Cliburn, 78, pianist; Richard Street, 70, R&B singer (The Temptations) February 28 – DJ Ajax, 41, Australian techno musician and producer; March 1 Jewel Akens, 79, singer and record producer