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Mavis Staples

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Political Funky Friday: Mavis Staples
over 2 years ago

Picked up the new Mavis Staples CD, "We'll Never Turn Back," the other day - expected to like it a lot, am currently totally loving it. Her voice and phrasing are still among the marvels of popular music, but what makes this set special are the songs - all associated with the civil rights stuggles of the Sixties, in which her family's gospel group, the Staple Singers, played a pivotal role - an...

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DEEP SOUTH CHUNKY FUNK
over 2 years ago

I saw Mavis Staples on Letterman a few weeks ago and it blew me away.She sang with the Staple Singers a while back with the hit "I'll Take You There."This tune takes me there and up a few steps. Her grainy voice shreds the digital world.

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