Mavis Staples' Nashville “baby brother” The Tennessean (blog) Mavis Staples on the red carpet at "One Night Only" with guitarist Steve Vai in the background. (Photo: Linda Zettler/The Tennessean) LOS ANGELES - Grammy winner and gospel great Mavis Staples talked about many things on the red carpet for “One Night ...
Mavis Staples will be star of blues fest TheChronicleHerald.ca CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago music legend Mavis Staples will headline the Chicago Blues Fest this summer. The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events said that other headliners will include Texas Johnny Brown and Floyd Taylor. Staples tops in ChicagoDetroit Free Press
Mavis Staples finds her way again, with help from Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Toronto Star Peter Goddard Special to the Star Before things were really good again for Mavis Staples, they were bad. Very bad. The 72-year-singer counts among her recent blessings a revived career bringing her to Koerner Hall Jan. 29.
Vote: Who belongs in Chicago's all-star band? Chicago Sun-Times Or the living legends route: Mavis Staples with Herbie Hancock, maybe with Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White. Or the super-smooth route: Lou Rawls and Dinah Washington duetting, backed by Curtis Mayfield. Maybe an eclectic showdown between Sam Cooke, ...
