Two new albums of previously unreleased material by the Staple Singers create emotional bookends for the work of one of gospel’s most influential and successful crossover family groups. Recorded ...

CHICAGO (AP) — In a family of vocalists, it was Cleotha Staples’ smooth and velvety voice that helped set apart the sound of the influential and best-selling gospel group The Staple Singers. Staples, ...

Her voice still has that instantly recognizable deep-and-low quality you can feel in your chest. The post At Chevalier Theatre, Mavis Staples lives up to her legacy of joy and protest appeared first ...

Released in 1971, the Staple Singers' 'Respect Yourself' emerged from Stax Records as a funk-infused sermon, blending civil rights grit with Black empowerment. Written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice, ...

Omnivore Recordings has announced a new live record from The Staple Singers, Africa 80, which features performances from their first ever tour in Africa. The album will be released on CD and Digital ...

*Yvonne Staples, who rose to fame alongside her family members in the legendary soul group Staple Singers, died Tuesday in her Chicago home, the Sun-Times reported. She was 80. Bill Carpenter, a ...

For over fifty years, the music of The Staple Singers has played an electrifying part in American culture--and it all started with just one man. Known simply as Pops Staples, the family's musical man ...

Legendary R&B, soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples is ready to rock Hancher Auditorium on Dec. 2, 2023. Her records, both with the Staple Singers and as a solo artist, have provided a soulful ...

’70s gospel/soul greats Staples Jr Singers have announced Searching, their first new album since their 1975 classic When Do We Get Paid, which will be out June 14 via Luaka Bop. The album was produced ...

In 1975, the Mississippi family act known as the Staples Jr. Singers, whose members were all teenagers at the time, released their debut album When Do We Get Paid. The Staples Jr. Singers never had ...