Mavis Staples Helps Lead the Senior Class's Revival of the Record Industry

Filed under: Between the Notes The great Mavis Staples still believes one of the best albums she ever made was in 1993, almost two decades after the heyday of her family group, the Staple Singers. She recorded 'The Voice' for Prince's Paisley Park imprint, with his royal Purpleness in the producer's chair. But with the label entangled in a financial battle with Warner Bros., 'The Voice' received little attention. "People say that was a failed record," Staples tells Spinner. "I felt like that ...

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