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Mavis Staples Performs on ‘The Late Show’

2572 days ago

JamBase — Watch Mavis Staples backed by Jeff Tweedy, Jon Batiste and others performing ‘Build A Bridge’ on last night’s ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.’ more info

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Watch Mavis Staples Perform With Jeff Tweedy On Colbert

2572 days ago

Stereogum — For the past few years, the Chicago soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples has been working with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, and she'll release her newest Tweedy-produced album If All I Was Was Black next week. Last night on Stephen Colbert's Late Show... more info

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Hear Mavis Staples’ new song, “Build A Bridge”

2573 days ago

Uncut — It's from her forthcoming new album, If All I Was Was Black Photo by Chris Strong It's from her forthcoming new album, If All I Was Was Black The post Hear Mavis Staples’ new song, “Build A Bridge” appeared first on Uncut. more info

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Mavis Staples – “Build A Bridge”

2573 days ago

Stereogum — Mavis Staples is releasing a new album, If All I Was Was Black, next week. She worked on it with Jeff Tweedy, and she's already shared two songs off it, the title track and "Little BIt." Today, Staples has release a third called "Build A Bridge." Lis... more info

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Playlist: The Playlist: Mavis Staples Warns of Deadly Force, and 9 More New Songs

2598 days ago

New York Times — Hear the songs that caught our critics' attention this week, from a studio reverie by Beck to a globe-hopping track by Major Lazer. more info

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Mavis Staples – “Little Bit”

2599 days ago

Stereogum — Next month, Mavis Staples is releasing a new album, If All I Was Was Black, that she worked on with Jeff Tweedy. We've already heard the title track and today Staples has shared another one from it called "Little Bit," a soulful song that continues t... more info

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2017 Fall album preview: U2, Taylor Swift and more

2609 days ago

MSN Music — What to expect from 'Reputation,' 'Songs of Experience,' return of Mavis Staples, plus vintage re-releases from Metallica, Bob Dylan and more more info

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New ‘One Book, One Chicago’ tells story of Mavis Staples

2623 days ago

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The selection launches a new program in the series, "Music: The Beat of Our City." more info

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Greg Kot's Mavis Staples book is the latest pick for 'One Book, One Chicago'

2626 days ago

Chicago Tribune — Mavis Staples, who is to music what Michael Jordan was to basketball, holds center stage in the acclaimed book by the Tribune’s longtime rock music critic Greg Kot. It’s titled “I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers and the Mar... more info

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