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Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 11 March 2017. Mavis Staples's music has been featured on 9 episodes.

Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rhythm and blues singer.

Most of her career has been as lead singer for The Staple Singers. She first recorded solo for the Stax subsidiary Volt in 1969. Subsequent efforts included a Curtis Mayfield-produced soundtrack on Curtom, a nod to disco for Warner Bros. Records in 1979, a stab at electro-pop with Holland-Dozier-Holland in 1984, and a collaboration with Prince in the late 1980s and early 90s (producing the two…

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Down In Mississippi
Mavis Staples
Anti-2007
Down In Mississippi
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Interesting
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Paisley Park1989
Interesting
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Last Train
Mavis Staples
Anti-2010
Last Train
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You Are Not Alone
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Anti-2010
You Are Not Alone
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Stand By Me
Mavis Staples, Lucky Peterson
Verve Records, Gitanes Jazz Productions1996
Stand By Me
Mavis Staples, Lucky PetersonVerve Records, Gitanes Jazz Productions1996
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Under The Knife
feat. Ben Sidran, Billy Sheill, Bob Malach, Carl Allen, Deacon, Eric Leeds, Humpty Hump, Jerry Alexander, Kenny Hollman, Mavis Staples, Paul Peterson, Phil Upchurch, Pops Staples, Ricky Peterson, Rufus Reid, Shock G, The Steeles, Tone
MCA-GRP1994
Under The Knife
feat. Ben Sidran, Billy Sheill, Bob Malach, Carl Allen, Deacon, Eric Leeds, Humpty Hump, Jerry Alexander, Kenny Hollman, Mavis Staples, Paul Peterson, Phil Upchurch, Pops Staples, Ricky Peterson, Rufus Reid, Shock G, The Steeles, ToneMCA-GRP1994
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Time Waits For No One
Mavis Staples
Paisley Park1989
Time Waits For No One
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Train
Mavis Staples
Paisley Park1989
Train
Mavis StaplesPaisley Park1989
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Positivity
Mavis Staples
Paisley Park1993
Positivity
Mavis StaplesPaisley Park1993
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