As the hours fly by, certain members of the MOG-telligensia have been bandying around an interesting premise: If you could somehow bring together two artists to perform a duet on a specific song, who would they be, and what would they sing?I decided to confine my conjecture to performers who were still alive and well, and could actually do my bidding, rather than imagining one of those digitall...
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This track was released in 1977; written by Curtis Mayfield (who probably plays guitar here), sung by Mavis Staples, it comes from the soundtrack of the Sidney Poitier directed movie "A Piece of the Action", starring Sidney hisself and Bill Cosby, and was, as you would expect, released on the Curtom label.Will Smith's attempt to remake the film with Eddie Murphy appears not to have got off the ...
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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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How come Mavis Staples wasn't invited to Obama's Inauguration? I'm so shocked... she is a civil rights era icon and an amazingly moving performer. PLUS he used her song during his campaign. I think this is a huge oversight. She deserves the honor. Hmm.
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Check out this new Mavis Staples song, "On My Way," from her Anti- album, We'll Never Turn Back."
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We (Deerhoof) took Delta to the east coast a couple weeks ago, and on Delta a movie is $6, so forget that. But they had a bunch of albums to listen to for free, and I found some doozies. Probably everyone else on mog has heard them already, but it takes a few plane flights for me to catch up.Caetano Veloso "Ce" was such an inspiration, sophisticated deep down but so simple on the surface, it ma...
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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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These free album streams are available from AOL's Spinner through Sunday, November 9, so listen while you can. Try before you buy. • Mavis Staples, 'Live: Hope at the Hideout' • Led Zeppelin, 'Definitive Collection Mini LP Replicas' • Johann...
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Yes. Oh yea We are so happy to be with you tonight. I tell you it's a double treat We're at the hideout and we're at home We've come tonight to bring you some joy, some happiness, inspiration, and some positive vibrations. We want to leave you with enough to last you for maybe the next 6 months Music can be viewed through so many different lenses. It could be labeled simple entertainme...
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