*Yvonne Staples, who rose to fame alongside her family members in the legendary soul group Staple Singers, died Tuesday in her Chicago home, the Sun-Times reported. She was 80. Bill Carpenter, a ...
For over fifty years, the music of The Staple Singers has played an electrifying part in American culture--and it all started with just one man. Known simply as Pops Staples, the family's musical man ...
Omnivore Recordings has announced a new live record from The Staple Singers, Africa 80, which features performances from their first ever tour in Africa. The album will be released on CD and Digital ...
In 1972, The Staple Singers released a song that would define their legacy and leave a lasting mark on music history. Their hit, "I'll Take You There," climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, ...
CHICAGO (AP) — In a family of vocalists, it was Cleotha Staples’ smooth and velvety voice that helped set apart the sound of the influential and best-selling gospel group The Staple Singers. Staples, ...
In 1975, the Mississippi family act known as the Staples Jr. Singers, whose members were all teenagers at the time, released their debut album When Do We Get Paid. The Staples Jr. Singers never had ...
In 1962, Mavis Staples and her family took the stage at Mandel Hall for the University of Chicago Folk Festival. In between bluegrass bands and bluesmen, the gospel group shook the crowd with their ...
’70s gospel/soul greats Staples Jr Singers have announced Searching, their first new album since their 1975 classic When Do We Get Paid, which will be out June 14 via Luaka Bop. The album was produced ...
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