"He was one of the good guys and will live on as a true Chicago legend," his sister, Mavis Staples, said in a statement Pervis Staples, one of the founding members of the legendary gospel group the ...

Pervis Staples, a founding member of the legendary gospel and soul group the Staple Singers, has died. A representative for his sister and former bandmate Mavis Staples confirmed to Rolling Stone that ...

The Staple Singers co-founder Pervis Staples has died at 85. Rolling Stone reports: Pervis Staples, a co-founding member of the legendary gospel group the Staple Singers, died May 6th at his home in ...

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CHICAGO (AP) — In a family of vocalists, it was Cleotha Staples’ smooth and velvety voice that helped set apart the sound of the influential and best-selling gospel group The Staple Singers. Staples, ...

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Cleotha Staples, one of the founding members of the renowned Chicago soul and gospel group the Staple Singers, died Thursday at the age of 78. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease for 12 ...

Pervis Staples, a member of the iconic gospel, soul and R&B group the Staple Singers, died Wednesday, according to his spokesman. He was 85. Staples died at his home in Dalton, Ill., according to Adam ...

Pervis Staples, one of the founding members of the legendary gospel group the Staple Singers, has died. He was 85. The singer died on May 6 at his home in Dolton, Illinois, Adam Ayers, a spokesperson ...

Pervis Staples, a founding member of the Staple Singers, has died. According to a statement from a family spokesperson, he died suddenly in his home in Dolton, Ill, on May 6. He was 85 years old.

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CHICAGO (AP) – Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complimented his father’s and sisters’ in the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman announced Wednesday. He was 85. Pervis ...