Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band the Staple Singers, of which she is the last surviving member. During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again". In 1969, Staples released her self-titled debut solo album. Staples continued to release solo albums throughout the following decades and collaborated with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Prince, Arcade Fire, Nona Hendryx, Ry Cooder, David Byrne, and former romantic partner Bob Dylan. Her eighth studio album You Are Not Alone (2010), earned critical acclaim, and became her first album as a soloist to reach number one on a Billboard chart, peaking atop the Top Gospel Albums chart. It also earned Staples her first Grammy Award win. Following this, she released the albums One True Vine (2013), Livin' on a High Note (2016), If All I Was Was Black (2017), and We Get By (2019); she is also featured on the single "Nina Cried Power" by Hozier. As member of the Staple Singers, Staples is the recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and has won three solo Grammy Awards, including one for Album of the Year as a featured artist on We Are by Jon Batiste. Named one of the "100 Greatest Singers of all Time" by Rolling Stone in 2008; Staples was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999) and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2018) as a member of The Staple Singers. In 2016, she was made a Kennedy Center Honoree. The following year, she was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as a soloist. In 2019, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honored her with their inaugural Rock Hall Honors Award for her solo work.

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Sad And Beautiful World - 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Walk This Road - 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000000Z

SEA/SONS - 2023-04-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Carry Me Home - 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000000Z

RTJ4 (Deluxe Edition) - 2021-09-24T00:00:00.000000Z

RTJ4 - 2020-06-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Up and Rolling - 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Threads - 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000000Z

We Get By - 2019-05-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Wasteland, Baby! - 2019-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Wasteland, Baby! (Special Edition) - 2019-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Live in London - 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Dumplin' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2018-11-30T00:00:00.000000Z

If All I Was Was Black - 2017-11-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Greenleaf Soundtrack - Season 2 - 2017-09-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Humanz (Deluxe) - 2017-04-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Livin' On A High Note - 2016-02-19T00:00:00.000000Z

One True Vine - 2013-06-25T00:00:00.000000Z

You Are Not Alone - 2010-09-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Live: Hope At The Hideout - 2008-11-04T00:00:00.000000Z

We'll Never Turn Back - 2007-04-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Have A Little Faith - 2004-08-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Spirituals - 1996-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Greatest Hits - 1996-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 - 1993-09-30T00:00:00.000000Z