Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staplesis an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She has recorded and performed with her family's band The Staple Singers, and also as a solo artist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth10 July 1939
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
fun having-fun
I have fun just about everywhere I go.
joy music-is absolutes
Music is such a joy, just an absolute joy.
people feelings intimacy
There is a great feeling in a small venue, with the closeness of the people and the intimacy.
song singing festivals
We enjoyed the fact that we were called to the folk festivals and we got to know Joan Baez, Dylan. We were singing strictly gospel, but then after we started hearing songs that they would sing, we saw that those songs were very fitting for us because they were singing the truth, and truth is gospel.
people singing purpose
I never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, for the fans.
song morning giving
I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning
amazing life musical walks
It's been an amazing life. It's really just been the most magical thing for me - and I have these musical friends from all walks of life.
cool father hear loved sing wished
Pops, he was a singer's singer. I loved to hear my father sing. He just was so laid-back and cool. I always wished I could sing like Pops.
both family side voice
I get my voice from my mother's side of the family. My mother and my grandmother both had strong voices.
There are songs that I have to play!