Black Star - Single
Mavis Staples
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Black Star | Mavis Staples | 5:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Biography
Born: July 10, 1939 in Chicago, IL
Genre: R&B/Soul
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
Born in 1939 in Chicago, Mavis Staples achieved wide recognition as lead singer for the Staple Singers. She first recorded solo for Stax subsidiary Volt in 1969. Subsequent efforts included a Curtis Mayfield-produced soundtrack on Curtom, a disappointing nod to disco for Warner in 1979, a misguided stab at electro-pop with Holland-Dozier-Holland in 1984, and an uneven album for Paisley Park. Staples has a rich contralto voice that has neither the range of Aretha Franklin nor the power of Patti LaBelle....
Full BioTop Albums and Songs By Mavis Staples
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You Are Not Alone | You Are Not Alone | 3:57 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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What'd I Say | That's What I Say | 6:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken | Have a Little Faith | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson | 3:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wrote a Song for Everyone | You Are Not Alone | 3:47 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Have a Little Faith | Have a Little Faith | 4:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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In Times Like These | Have a Little Faith | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Precious Lord, Take My Hand | Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson | 6:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Knock | You Are Not Alone | 2:30 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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You Are Not Alone | You Are Not Alone - Single | 3:57 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |














