Mavis Staples brings her soulful sounds to the Ordway Center this June, sharing stories through music from her new album and ...

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, ...

Legendary gospel-soul singer Mavis Staples made her name with her family band, but she’s made some of the best music of her career over the last decade with a surprising series of collaborators.

Legendary soul singer Mavis Staples, age 86, is walking into the front row of the audience at the intimate Soho Sessions, leading a singalong on the chorus of "I'll Take You There," the iconic 1972 ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — One day after releasing her latest album, the luminous gospel-soul singer Mavis Staples came to Portsmouth to kick off a dozen or so tour dates. “We opened this joint,” she noted ...

Legendary singer Mavis Staples decided to retire in 2023. Then she changed her mind. “She’s driven to spread the message,” said music journalist and Staples biographer Greg Kot. “It’s tough being a ...

In the decade since gospel/soul patriarch Roebuck "Pops" Staples died, his daughter Mavis has had her ups and downs over the loss of her beloved father. Mavis Staples quit performing and recording for ...

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Mavis Staples is known as many things: soul hitmaker, civil rights trailblazer, 21st-century torchbearer of American gospel music, roots music luminary, world-class entertainer, and singular lead ...