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Mavis Staples (born July 11, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rhythm and blues singer.
Biography
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 2 solo albums and various other collaborations). Staples has a rich contralto voice that has neither the range of Aretha Franklin nor the power of Patti LaBelle. Her otherworldly power comes instead from a masterful command of phrasing and a deep-seated sensuality expressed through timbre manipulation. Both the Staple Singers and Mavis found fresh audiences stemming from their participation on the CD Rhythm, Country and Blues, and in 1996 she issued Spirituals and Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson. Her next recording project didn't land for another eight years, although Have a Little Faith on Alligator Records became her highest profile release in years.
Biography by Rob Bowman, All Music Guide, and edited to remove points of view.
Discography
- Mavis Staples (1969)
- Only for the Lonely (1970)
- Piece of the Action (1977)
- Mavis Staples (1984)
- Time Waits for No One (1989)
- The Voice (1993)
- Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson (1996)
- Have a Little Faith (2004)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation theme song "Christmas Vacation" (1989)
External links
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