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Mavis Staples

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General Info

  • Genre: Blues / Rock / Soul

    Location CHICAGO, Illinois, US

    Profile Views: 438450

    Last Login: 10/5/2010

    Member Since 10/6/2006

    Website www.MavisStaples.com

    Record Label ANTI-

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and soul/gospel legend Mavis Staples delivers more wall-to-wall joy on her triumphant new Anti- album, ..You Are Not Alone.. (September 14), than any other release you’re likely to hear this year. .... Produced by fellow Chicagoan Jeff Tweedy at Wilco’s studio The Loft, the intimate and textured production showcases the iconic singer at her most powerful and fervent. ..You Are Not Alone.. mixes traditional gospel numbers with two new songs written for Mavis by Tweedy, plus her unique interpretations of songs by Pops Staples, Randy Newman, Allen Toussaint, John Fogerty, Rev. Gary Davis and Little Milton. .... The album features Mavis’s touring band of the last three years: Rick Holmstrom, guitar, vocals; Jeff Turmes, bass, vocals; Stephen Hodges, drums; Donny Gerrard, background vocals; plus special guests Jeff Tweedy on guitars, bass, and vocals; Wilco’s Patrick Sansone, keys, vibes; Mark Greenberg, vibes, keys; with additional background vocals by frequent Neko Case collaborators Kelly Hogan and Nora O’Connor, and Richard Parenti. ...... .. ..

  • Members

    :: The Official Mavis Staples MySpace Page :: .. .. ..HEY MAVIS FRIENDS & FANS!! .. While this ..is.. Mavis's official MySpace page, and she tries to read all the messages she gets forwarded from here, she can't always get to them all or reply when she wants to, especially when she is on the road. She does read the Comments most days, so if you want to say 'Hi!' best way is to please leave a SHORT omment. Thanks!.... ....DISCOGRAPHY.... .... ....You Are Not Alone.... - Sept. 14th, 2010.. ..Buy It Now On ..iTunes........ .... ....Live: Hope At The Hideout.... - Nov. 4th, 2008.. ..Buy It Now On ..iTunes........ .... ....We'll Never Turn Back.... - 2007.. ..Buy It Now On ..iTunes........ ....VIDEOS.... .."Why Am I Treated So Bad" from 1981 Montreaux Jazz Fest.. .... ............ .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .."The Weight" from ..The Last Waltz.... .... ............ .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .."Respect Yourself" from ..Wattstax.... .... ............ .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ....Late Night.. with Conan O'Brien.. .... ............ .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .."I'll Take You There" on ..Flip Wilson.... .... ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Influences

  • Sounds Like

    ..Click here.. to watch a 2 minute 30 second segment of Mavis's April 2007 television interview with Tavis Smiley. Also includes a transcript and a link to audio of the full interview.

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Bio:

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and soul/gospel legend Mavis Staples delivers more wall-to-wall joy on her triumphant new Anti- album, You Are Not Alone (September 14), than any other release you’re likely to hear this year.

Produced by fellow Chicagoan Jeff Tweedy at Wilco’s studio The Loft, the intimate and textured production showcases the iconic singer at her most powerful and fervent. You Are Not Alone mixes traditional gospel numbers with two new songs written for Mavis by Tweedy, plus her unique interpretations of songs by Pops Staples, Randy Newman, Allen Toussaint, John Fogerty, Rev. Gary Davis and Little Milton.

The album features Mavis’s touring band of the last three years: Rick Holmstrom, guitar, vocals; Jeff Turmes, bass, vocals; Stephen Hodges, drums; Donny Gerrard, background vocals; plus special guests Jeff Tweedy on guitars, bass, and vocals; Wilco’s Patrick Sansone, keys, vibes; Mark Greenberg, vibes, keys; with additional background vocals by frequent Neko Case collaborators Kelly Hogan and Nora O’Connor, and Richard Parenti.
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Member Since:

October 06, 2006

Members:

:: The Official Mavis Staples MySpace Page ::

HEY MAVIS FRIENDS & FANS!! While this is Mavis's official MySpace page, and she tries to read all the messages she gets forwarded from here, she can't always get to them all or reply when she wants to, especially when she is on the road. She does read the Comments most days, so if you want to say 'Hi!' best way is to please leave a SHORT omment. Thanks!

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DISCOGRAPHY

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You Are Not Alone - Sept. 14th, 2010
Buy It Now On iTunes

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Live: Hope At The Hideout - Nov. 4th, 2008
Buy It Now On iTunes

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We'll Never Turn Back - 2007
Buy It Now On iTunes

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VIDEOS

.. "Why Am I Treated So Bad" from 1981 Montreaux Jazz Fest

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"The Weight" from The Last Waltz

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"Respect Yourself" from Wattstax

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

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"I'll Take You There" on Flip Wilson

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Sounds Like:

Click here to watch a 2 minute 30 second segment of Mavis's April 2007 television interview with Tavis Smiley. Also includes a transcript and a link to audio of the full interview.

Record Label:

ANTI-

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