Mavis Staples
Photos by Derek Meade Seeing Mavis Staples at Alice Tully Hall initially felt a little like being in the Soul Museum. The hallowed Hall is so crisp and clean … Read more
Posts tagged Mavis Staples
Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals / Fort Adams / Newport, RI
See more photos from Newport Folk and Newport Jazz below Folk Festival It was a time of celebration. Not only was it Newport Folk Festival’s 55th anniversary, but it was the … Read more
Mavis Staples Brings Some Soul To Montreux
Born into a gospel family, Mavis Staples has been onstage for most of her 75 years, and she seems as comfortable under a spotlight as in her living room. Decades … Read more
40 Working Artists Ages 70 and Up
The year is 1919. World War I has just ended, the U.S. has only 48 states, you can buy the newfangled Ford Model T for a few hundred dollars and … Read more
#60 January/February 2014
FEATURES 1964 Fifty years ago, immediately following the collapse of Camelot, the British invaded, pop performers became their own best songwriters, drugs crept into the mainstream music scene and everyone … Read more
Mavis Staples – 11/19 – City Winery (New York, NY)
Mavis Staples is a living legend of soul, but it’d be unfair to look at her music as a relic of the past. In fact, with the help of her … Read more
Some People Get It!
These folks get it.. Do you? Past, present and future legends mug with the mag that matters most.
Some People Get It!
These folks get it.. Do you? Past, present and future legends mug with the mag that matters most.
Mountain Jam 2011: Day 2
Hunter Mountain, NY On Saturday, Mavis Staples summons the late risers out for a mountainside afternoon sermon. Backed by a crackerjack band, the soul matriarch shines through cuts from last … Read more
Sharon Jones & Mavis Staples: Voices from Heaven
SHARON JONES Georgia native Sharon Jones was born Sheron Lafaye Jones on May 4, 1956, and though her family moved to Brooklyn soon after, she made regular visits to Augusta, where … Read more
