Willie Nelson, Mavis Staples to Perform at Austin City Limits Hall of Fame
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Willie Nelson, Mavis Staples to Perform at Austin City Limits Hall of Fame
Willie Nelson and Mavis Staples lead the line-up of acts performing at the 2016 Austin City Limits Festival Hall of Fame Inductions and Celebration. The ceremon...
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Mavis Staples on Summer Tour With Bob Dylan: 'It's Really an Honor'
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Mavis Staples on Summer Tour With Bob Dylan: 'It's Really an Honor'
Just a few months ago, Mavis Staples' manager called her with some unexpected news: Bob Dylan wanted her serve as the opening act on his summer tour. "I was ver...
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Watch Mavis Staples' Brassy Performance of 'Take Us Back' on 'Colbert'
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Watch Mavis Staples' Brassy Performance of 'Take Us Back' on 'Colbert'
Mavis Staples delivered a brash, bossy performance of "Take Us Back," the opening track from her new album, Livin' On a High Note, on The Late Show With Stephen...
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Mavis Staples' Ode to Joy: How M. Ward, Neko Case and More Shaped New LP
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Mavis Staples' Ode to Joy: How M. Ward, Neko Case and More Shaped New LP
Livin' on a High Note isn't just the name of Mavis Staples' new album, out February 19th; it's also how she feels these days. While the singer acknowledges that...
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Joan Baez Recruits Paul Simon, Mavis Staples for Tour-Launching Event
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Joan Baez Recruits Paul Simon, Mavis Staples for Tour-Launching Event
Joan Baez has recruited an all-star lineup for her 75th birthday celebration – including Paul Simon, Mavis Staples and Richard Thompson – planned for January 27...
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Mavis Staples Launches ‘Livin’ on a High Note’ Album Cycle With a New Single
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Mavis Staples Launches ‘Livin’ on a High Note’ Album Cycle With a New Single
Mavis Staples has had a career both longer and also more storied than most others, and the 76-year-old living legend shows no signs of stopping, having just ann...
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Nick Cave, Neko Case Pen Songs for New Mavis Staples Album
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Nick Cave, Neko Case Pen Songs for New Mavis Staples Album
Mavis Staples' Livin' On A High Note will be released on February 19th and will feature songs written for her by Nick Cave, Neko Case, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon,...
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Mavis Staples Enlists Bon Iver, Nick Cave, Neko Case, M. Ward, More for New Album Livin' on a High Note
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Mavis Staples Enlists Bon Iver, Nick Cave, Neko Case, M. Ward, More for New Album Livin' on a High Note
Mavis Staples is following up her Your Good Fortune EP with a new full-length. Livin' on a High Note is produced by M. Ward and features songs written specifica...
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Stephen Colbert Enlists Mavis Staples, Beirut, More for Sly Stone Cover on First ‘Late Show’
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Stephen Colbert Enlists Mavis Staples, Beirut, More for Sly Stone Cover on First ‘Late Show’
Stephen Colbert started his tenure on CBS’ Late Show on Tuesday night, and he wasn’t about to do so without a pretty special musical guest to round out the show...
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Mavis Staples, Alabama Shakes, Beirut, Buddy Guy Help Stephen Colbert Celebrate First "Late Show" With Sly Stone Cover
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Mavis Staples, Alabama Shakes, Beirut, Buddy Guy Help Stephen Colbert Celebrate First "Late Show" With Sly Stone Cover
Last night, the inaugural episode of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" aired on CBS. The episode closed with a performance from an all-star lineup fronted by...
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John Legend and Mavis Staples Lead Star-Studded 'Everyday People' Jam on 'Late Show'
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John Legend and Mavis Staples Lead Star-Studded 'Everyday People' Jam on 'Late Show'
Jon Batiste has got off to an auspicious start in his new role as bandleader for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. For his first act, the multi-talented music...
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Mavis Staples: The Music That Made Me
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Mavis Staples: The Music That Made Me
1. "Blowin' in the Wind," Bob Dylan, 1963 Bobby was a cute little guy in the Sixties. He had the curly hair and, oh, man, we had big fun at all the folk festiva...
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HBO Acquires Mavis Staples Documentary
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HBO Acquires Mavis Staples Documentary
HBO has acquired the U.S. television rights for Jessica Edwards' documentary on Mavis Staples, Mavis!, and Films We Like has sealed a deal for all rights in Can...
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Mavis Staples Announces EP, Shares "Your Good Fortune"
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Mavis Staples Announces EP, Shares "Your Good Fortune"
Mavis Staples: "Your Good Fortune" (via SoundCloud) Earlier this year, Mavis Staples worked with Jeff Tweedy to release the final recordings of her late father...
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Mavis Staples Enlists Tweedy to Finish Pops Staples’ ‘Friendship’
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Mavis Staples Enlists Tweedy to Finish Pops Staples’ ‘Friendship’
Before gospel great Pops Staples died 15 years ago, he gave his daughter Mavis Staples several unfinished songs, which she dutifully worked to complete. The res...
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Pops Staples Posthumous Album Don't Lose This, Finished by Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy, to Be Released
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Pops Staples Posthumous Album Don't Lose This, Finished by Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy, to Be Released
Pops Staples, patriarch of the iconic Staple Singers, died in 2000. In 1999, he recorded his final tracks. Fifteen years later, daughter Mavis Staples teamed up...
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SXSW Announces 2015 Film Premieres, Including Russell Brand, Mavis Staples Docs
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SXSW Announces 2015 Film Premieres, Including Russell Brand, Mavis Staples Docs
A documentary on Russell Brand, Ondi Timoner's BRAND: A Second Coming, will open the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival on March 13. In addi...
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