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Mavis Staples
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Mavis Staples 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 memb
Staples at the Montclair Film Festival in 2015
Staples at the Montclair Film Festival in 2015
Staples in 1971, while signed to Stax Records
Staples in 1971, while signed to Stax Records
Staples singing during the 2006 NEA National Heritage Fellows concert.
Staples singing during the 2006 NEA National Heritage Fellows concert.
Staples singing in Brooklyn, New York (2007)
Staples singing in Brooklyn, New York (2007)
Pops Staples
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Roebuck "Pops" Staples was an American gospel and R&B musician. A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 1970s", he was a songwriter, guitarist and singer. He was the patriarch and member of singi
Mavis Staples
…graduated from Parker High School (later named Paul Robeson High School) in 1957, the Staple Singers took their music on the road. Led by family patriarch Roebuck "Pops" Staples on guitar, and including the voices of Mavis and her siblings Cleotha, Yvonne, and Pervis, the Staples were called "God's Greatest Hitmakers". With…
Staples in 2000
Staples in 2000