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Mavis Staples



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Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is 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.

In 2017, Staples was inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.


Discography
Studio albums

Mavis Staples, Volt Records, 1969
Boy Meets Girl, Stax Records, 1969 (22 track ‘duets’ album featuring Stax Records recording artists. Mavis sings duets on 10 of the tracks with William Bell, Eddie Floyd and Johnny Taylor)
Only for the Lonely, Volt Records, 1970 (re-released as an expanded edition CD on Stax Records in 2001 containing 5 bonus tracks)
A Piece of the Action, Curtom Records, 1977 (music from the soundtrack of the film of the same name, produced by Curtis Mayfield)
Love Gone Bad, Phono Records, 1984 (Produced by Brian Holland and Eddie Holland)
Oh, What a Feeling, Warner Brothers Records, 1979
Time Waits for No One, Paisley Park Records, May 1989 (Produced by Prince)
The Voice, Paisley Park Records, August 1993 (Executive Produced by Prince)
Spirituals & Gospel - Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson, Verve Records, 1996 (with Lucky Peterson)
Have a Little Faith, Alligator Records, 2004
We'll Never Turn Back, ANTI- Records, April 2007 (Produced by Ry Cooder)
You Are Not Alone, ANTI- Records, September 2010 (Produced by Jeff Tweedy)
One True Vine, ANTI- Records, June 2013 (Produced by Jeff Tweedy)
Livin' on a High Note, ANTI-/Epitaph Records, February 2016
If All I Was Was Black, ANTI- Records, November 2017