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Mavis Staples

May 2022

  • Levon Helm and Mavis Staples in 2011, during the recording of Carry Me Home.

    Alexis Petridis's album of the week
    Mavis Staples & Levon Helm: Carry Me Home review – a final blaze of glory for the late Band musician

    On poignant yet defiant recordings made in 2011 shortly before Helm’s death, Staples’ commanding vocals give enormous vibrancy to blues, folk and soul standards

May 2021

  • ‘A true Chicago legend’ ... from left, Pops, Cleotha, Mavis and Pervis pictured in the late 50s.

    Pervis Staples, Staple Singers co-founder, dies aged 85

    The gospel group singer embraced secular music with great success and helped soundtrack the civil rights movement

May 2019

  • Mavis Staples Press publicity portrait Credit: Myriam Santos

    Mavis Staples: We Get By review – fearsome, eclectic, and on fine form

    She may be 80 in July, but Staples is more heartfelt and expressive than ever here, in new songs of struggle and unity

April 2018

  • The Staples Singers, with Yvonne on the right.

    Yvonne Staples, singer-manager with the Staple Singers, dies aged 80

    Mavis Staples’ sister joined the family band in 1971 and sang on their biggest hits, such as Let’s Do It Again and I’ll Take You There

November 2017

  • Mavis Staples At SummerStage<br>American Gospel and Soul singer Mavis Staples headlines the opening night of the Central Park SummerStage's 2008 season, New York, New York, June 13, 2008. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)

    My songbook
    Mavis Staples: ‘All that progress we made – and now we have a liar in the White House'

    For this month’s instalment, the singer – whose career spans the protest music of the 60s to Arcade Fire and Gorillaz – talks about the records that shaped her life and politics, from Mahalia Jackson and Dylan to Curtis Mayfield and her beloved friend Prince
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    Mavis Staples: If All I Was Was Black review – inspirational work

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    Mavis Staples: If All I Was Was Black review – powerful, stirring protest songs

February 2016

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    Mavis! review – Ms Staples’s star quality shines

  • Mavis Staples, 2016

    Mavis Staples: Livin’ on a High Note review – bring on the great and the good

  • Mavis! film still 3

    Mavis! review – a tender, revealing portrait of gospel star Mavis Staples

  • Mavis Staples, 2016

    Mavis Staples: Livin’ on a High Note review – soul great's 13th mixes agony and ecstasy

July 2014

  • Mavis Staples Performs at Union Chapel, London

    Mavis Staples review – commanding yet playful

    When Staples purrs at her backing singer, he smiles swoonily, as would any mortal man in the presence of such supreme female self-possession, writes Caroline Sullivan

June 2013

  • Mavis Staples: One True Vine – review

    Wilco's Jeff Tweedy helps out the gospel veteran again, with uplifting results, writes Hermione Hoby

  • Mavis Staples: One True Vine – review

    Funk and blues veteran Mavis Staples teams up with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy again for a mixed but often impressive new album, writes Caroline Sullivan
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    Album streams
    Mavis Staples – One True Vine: Album stream

    Lucky for her? Have a listen to Mavis Staples's 13th album and let us know your thoughts

April 2008

  • Mavis Staples

  • The long march

July 2007

  • Mavis Staples and the Blind Boys of Alabama

    Indigo2, London

April 2007

  • Mavis Staples, We'll Never Turn Back

  • Mavis Staples, We'll Never Turn Back

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