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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 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]
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 ...
Title Writer(s) Time 1 "This World" William Friedman, Herb Schapiro 3:36 2 "Respect Yourself" Luther Ingram, Mack Rice: 4:54 3 "Name the Missing Word" Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson
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.
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]
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.
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.