Articles tagged "mavis staples"

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Live recordings flourish in spite of technology

by Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[19.Nov.08] :. It has served as a star-making vehicle for everyone from James Brown to Peter Frampton. It went through an unplugged phase that allowed listeners to glimpse their pop heroes in a more informal...

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Music Review

Mavis Staples: Mavis Staples Live: Hope at the Hideout

by Justin Cober-Lake

[4.Nov.08] :. When a legend comes home, it has to be great, even if (or especially if), there's little of the superstar aura.

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Notes from the Road

Mavis Staples - 23 June 2008: Chicago, The Hideout

by Sarah Zupko and Karen Zarker

[24.Jun.08] :. Pictures by Sarah Zupko / Words by Karen Zarker.

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The Staple Singers: The 25th Day of December

by John Bergstrom

[20.Nov.07] :. A decade before "I'll Take You There", the Chicago soul family released this spiritual gem.

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Mavis Staples: Well Never Turn Back

by Lester Feder

[14.May.07] :. An icon frees her voice by revisiting the past she could never escape.

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Sounding the Call for Equality: An Interview with Mavis Staples

by Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[25.Apr.07] :. Staples: "What has really changed? I'm 67 years old, and I was here the first time around and it's still not fixed. We can't let Dr. King shed his blood and die for us trying to get justice and live in a world like this."

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