Mavis Staples Wrote a New Ending For Her Father With ‘Don’t Lose This’
Mavis Staples completed an emotional, years-long journey when she finally issued leftover sessions with her dad Pops Staples five years ago today.
Post Tagged with: "Mavis Staples"
Mavis Staples Behind the Scenes at the Band’s ‘Last Waltz’: ‘It Wasn’t Rehearsed to Go Like That’
Mavis Staples joined the Band on “The Weight” after their famous ‘Last Waltz’ concert on Thanksgiving 1976 – and something amazing happened.
Mavis Staples recalls lasting impact of the Band’s ‘Last Waltz,’ Rick Danko’s humor + Bob Dylan’s hair
Mavis Staples says her appearance as a guest on the the Band’s ‘Last Waltz’ film forever reshaped not just her life but her setlist.
Mavis Staples, “Your Good Fortune” (2015): One Track Mind
Always open to new sounds, Mavis Staples is now working with Son Little, after earlier collaborations with Jeff Tweedy and the North Mississippi All-Stars.
Mavis Staples + North Mississippi All-Stars, “I’ve Been Buked” (2014): Something Else! sneak peek
“Mercy!” Staples crows. “Oooh boy, you’re banging on that guit-fiddle!”
I’ll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March Up Freedom’s Highway (2014): Books
I’ll Take You There, Greg Kot’s new biography of Mavis Staples, explores the life and times of an ebullient contralto and former member of the Staple Singers who’s still belting out R&B and gospel at 74. You May Also Like: Staple Singers, “Jesus is All” from Freedom Highway Complete (2015):Read More
Mavis Staples, “You Can Get To That” from One True Vine (2013): One Track Mind
With a smart assist from Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples transforms Funkadelic’s “Can You Get To That” from a sing-along slab of greasy-good uplift into this Americana-inflected groover. You May Also Like: Mavis Staples, “Your Good Fortune” (2015): One Track Mind Mavis Staples Wrote a New Ending For Her FatherRead More
