The Staple Singer’s “Respect Yourself” gets a lyric video decades later as a new box set is being prepared for release this month. The group consisting of father Pops Staples and daughters Cleotha, Yvonne and Mavis were gospel and soul stars of the ’60s and ’70s. “Respect Yourself” was theirContinue Reading
[youtube id=”ng7CTno4EL8″] Mavis Staples started singing with her family as a little girl in church under the tutelage of her father, Roebuck “Pops” Staples. Mr. Staples assembled his wife Cleotha, daughters Mavis and Yvonne and his son Pervis into The Staple Singers in 1948. The Chicago singing group is whereContinue Reading
[youtube id=”YXR65pJvQf8″] [youtube id=”0cZyA8991V0″] Mavis Staples was Stephen Colbert’s musical guest last night and she sang “Take Me Back” from her new album Livin’ On A High Note. In the interview portion, she talks about her family, The Staple Singers singing before Dr. King’s speeches and how their gospel musicContinue Reading