Mavis Staples is known as many things: soul hitmaker, civil rights trailblazer, 21st-century torchbearer of American gospel ...

Mavis Staples's new album hums with a hope that could only be delivered by the 86-year-old’s raspy contralto. It is titled ...

Lee Fisher listens to one of the best album's of Mavis Staples' already illustrious career and finds the singer bringing all ...

86-year-old legend Mavis Staples has rounded up a star-studded cast of collaborators for her new album, Sad and Beautiful World, arriving Nov. 7 from Anti-. The Brad Cook-produced project is led by ...

The latest solo album from the 86-year-old legend is collection of 10 songs that pulls from 70 years of a great musical ...

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Mavis Staples has announced her 15th solo studio album, Sad and Beautiful World. Set to release on Nov. 7 via Anti-, the rhythm and blues and gospel legend’s follow-up to 2019’s We Get By once again ...

“My name is Ivan Singh - this is a dream come true,” said the Argentinian guitarist, kicking off Blues Fest last month in Chicago. Singh now calls Chicago home and stands as a perfect example of the ...

Mavis Staples (left) and Stanley Clarke (right) are headliners of the Carver Cultural Center’s 2025-2026 season. Credit: Left: Shutterstock / Adam McCullough; Right: Shutterstock / A.PAES Legendary ...

Soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples turned 86 years old this year, but she hasn’t slowed down—she’s even releasing a new album this week called “Sad and Beautiful World,” with new originals and ...

If you judge people by the company that they keep, Mavis Staples must be one of the most noteworthy members of her generation. Just think about it, the 85-year-old Staples – the sole survivor and ...