I have just recently been turned onto the Staple Singers. You most likely are familiar with the song "Respect Yourself". While that is a great song from a great erea that is the Staple Singers. It is the Staple Singers earlier guitar and gospel sound that really is the honest beauty that connects to my soul. I have always loved gospel music but the pure gospel singing with Pops Staples blues li...
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Time to make it funky once again!! Its been a little while since I posted some Friday Funk. I hope this one gets you movin! Ya can't go wrong with some Stax label classics!
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This is the song that gets me through the darkness. Maybe it'll work for you, too....
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The Staple Singers just may be America's First Family of Gospel Soul.The Music of The Church fused with the sensual, earthy attitude of Delta Blues.**Roebuck "POP" Staples** and his daughters are as steeped in the traditional music of America as anyone can be.With Pop's light, hopeful tenor and Mavis' husky contralto the fire and ice nature of great Gospel-soul, the central themes of sin and re...
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and a slab of prime gospel from 1961, driven by Roebuck "Pop" Staples guitar and Mavis' lead vocals. Backing singers on this are Cleotha and Yvonne - Purvis was away doing his military duty
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Here I've been racking my brain for weeks trying to find a worthy post for Funky Friday, and Buadolino was kind enough to point me to Mavis Staples. That jogged a long lost memory back in the deep, dark recesses of my brain.The likely reason this was such a deep, dark memory is that the Staples weren't exactly known for playing funky music, though their music did acquire a definite funky flavo...
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| 1 Introduction |
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| 2 Ease on Down the Road |
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| 3 Let's Do It Again |
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| 4 Come Go with Me |
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| 5 Why Am I Treated So Bad |
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