If we had the ability to assess who is the most beloved figure in music — not in overall numbers, but sheer adoration, per capita and per peer — it likely wouldn’t be Taylor or Beyoncé but Mavis ...

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For the little girl with the big voice from the South Side of Chicago, it’s been an unforgettable journey. Mavis Staples has been singing since the 1940s. She was nominated for her first Grammy in ...

On this episode of Tiny Desk Radio, Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present a trio of artists with close ties to blues music: soul music legend Mavis Staples, jazz vocalist Gregory Porter and singer, ...

The same month that Staples released We Get By, she was feted via three all-star concerts, produced by Newport Folk, under the umbrella title of "Mavis & Friends: Celebrating 80 Years of Mavis Staples ...

Ben Harper got the news in May. He and his band, the Innocent Criminals, were in Santa Monica’s Village Studio, working on their next album_._ Neko Case heard from the head of her record label in July ...

New York – Mavis Staples is a walking, talking and — blessedly — still singing history book. The 76-year-old voice of the Staple Singers sang behind Martin Luther King Jr., dated Bob Dylan, performed ...

Bob Dylan has sparred with champion boxers and has his own gym, but that does little to impress Mavis Staples. She and Dylan used to date — he even wanted to marry her — and they toured together in ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mavis Staples is a walking, talking and -- blessedly -- still singing history book. The 76-year-old voice of the Staple Singers sang behind Martin Luther King Jr., dated Bob Dylan, ...

Mavis Staples is one of America's defining voices of freedom and peace. Her family's gospel group, The Staples Singers, led by her father Roebuck "Pops" Staples, marched with Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Catch up on recent releases from Robyn, Oneohtrix Point Never, Mavis Staples and more. By Lindsay Zoladz A crop of artists on the verge of what’s next are returning with new releases, and Taylor Swift ...