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2. Mai 2024 · At age 11, Staples joined the Staple Singers, a family gospel-singing group led by her father, Roebuck (“Pops”) Staples. As a high school graduate in 1957, she had aspirations of becoming a nurse, but her father persuaded her to stay with the group, which recorded several gospel hits by the early 1960s.
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9. Mai 2024 · In the late 1930s, Pops moved his young family from Mississippi to Chicago, like many other African Americans in search of opportunities and fleeing the terror of the Jim Crow South. He’d brought with him a deep gospel tradition, songs that had been passed down through generations and a vibrating blues guitar sound.
26. Apr. 2024 · Mavis Staples began singing in church at age eight, and by age 12, she was singing professionally with her family — father Roebuck “Pops” Staples, and siblings Cleotha, Pervis and Yvonne — as part of the Staple Singers.
Vor 8 Stunden · Mavis Staples remembers when her father, Pops, heard Dylan for the first time and how Dylan’s protest lyrics influenced their family in return. We feature gospel and R&B singer Mavis Staples ...
22. Apr. 2024 · She rose to fame in the 1950s with her family band, The Staple Singers before striking out on a career as a solo artist and collaborator—earning Grammys in both roles. Along the way, Mavis...
Vor 4 Tagen · Musical Messages: Mavis Staples selects her greatest songs. Tim Coffman. Mon 13 May 2024 2:00, UK. Mavis Staples has earned the legacy that most R&B singers only dream of. From making some of the foundational songs of the genre back in the early 1960s to still sounding as breathtaking as ever towards the end of her career, her work with both ...
9. Mai 2024 · The family included daughter Mavis who possessed a deep, raspy expressive voice that along with the harmony of her brother (Pervis – 1935-2021) & sisters Cleotha (1934-2013) & Yvonne (1936-2018) was compelling. They charted not only on the Gospel charts but the pop & R&B charts.
