As the voice of the legendary Staple Singers, soul belter Mavis Staples hardly qualifies as under-appreciated. But this Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Lifetime Achievement Grammy-winner is in the midst of a glorious resurgence. 2007’s inspired We’ll Never Turn Back, focuses on gospel tunes she performed with the Staple Singers and the spiritually charged Stax/Volt anthems—”I’ll Take You There” and “Respect Yourself”—that put the family in the civil rights vanguard.
As the voice of the legendary Staple Singers, soul belter Mavis Staples hardly qualifies as under-appreciated. But this Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Lifetime Achievement Grammy-winner is in the midst of a glorious resurgence. 2007’s inspired We’ll Never Turn Back, focuses on gospel tunes she performed with the Staple Singers and the spiritually charged Stax/Volt anthems—”I’ll Take You There” and “Respect Yourself”—that put the family in the civil rights vanguard.
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