Mavis Staples has one of those voices that makes you stop and listen. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I'LL TAKE YOU THERE") MAVIS STAPLES: (Singing) I know a place. Ain't nobody crying. HEADLEE: That's Mavis ...

*The national treasure that is Mavis Staples sat down with us in the summer of 1993 to talk about her new album “The Voice.” Little did we know that in addition to the honor of just being in her ...

If Mavis Staples never uttered another note, her legacy as one of gospel’s greatest voices would still be assured. A surviving member of the legendary Staples Singers, she helped carve a legacy that’s ...

Last week's civil rights summit in Texas had a musical through-line: the voice of Mavis Staples. The R&B artist's body of work underscored the... Mavis Staples Sings The Soundtrack Of Civil Rights ...

Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a special five-night presentation of concerts featuring the Pulitzer and Grammy-winning artist ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mavis Staples is known as many things: soul hitmaker, civil rights trailblazer, 21st-century torchbearer of American gospel music, ...

"I'm tired and I'm feeble," declares Mavis Staples, with a high-beam smile that says exactly the opposite. Mavis pretends to shuffle into the room as though a step away from collapse while ...

Her voice still has that instantly recognizable deep-and-low quality you can feel in your chest. The post At Chevalier Theatre, Mavis Staples lives up to her legacy of joy and protest appeared first ...

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Though she’s a significant figure in music history and in the history of the civil rights movement, legendary soul singer Mavis Staples is also very much a contemporary artist. Staples will stop in ...