Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If we had the ability to assess who is the most beloved figure in music — not in overall numbers, but sheer adoration, per capita ...

For the little girl with the big voice from the South Side of Chicago, it’s been an unforgettable journey. Mavis Staples has been singing since the 1940s. She was nominated for her first Grammy in ...

The same month that Staples released We Get By, she was feted via three all-star concerts, produced by Newport Folk, under the umbrella title of "Mavis & Friends: Celebrating 80 Years of Mavis Staples ...

New York – Mavis Staples is a walking, talking and — blessedly — still singing history book. The 76-year-old voice of the Staple Singers sang behind Martin Luther King Jr., dated Bob Dylan, performed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mavis Staples is known as many things: soul hitmaker, civil rights trailblazer, 21st-century torchbearer of American gospel music, ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mavis Staples is a walking, talking and -- blessedly -- still singing history book. The 76-year-old voice of the Staple Singers sang behind Martin Luther King Jr., dated Bob Dylan, ...

In the spring of 2015 Mavis Staples, this week's FUV Essentials artist, released the gem Your Good Fortune, an uplifting four-song EP produced by Son Little. It was an inspired collaboration between ...

Mavis Staples is a legendary singer who will be one of many taking the stage during Let’s Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute to Prince on April 21. The concert, which was filmed back in January, will honor ...

Bob Dylan has sparred with champion boxers and has his own gym, but that does little to impress Mavis Staples. She and Dylan used to date — he even wanted to marry her — and they toured together in ...

Mavis Staples is one of America's defining voices of freedom and peace. Her family's gospel group, The Staples Singers, led by her father Roebuck "Pops" Staples, marched with Dr. Martin Luther King ...

The Love Rocks charity concert has become one of New York’s most decorated nights of rock ’n’ roll. By Alex Vadukul and Nina Westervelt Catch up on recent releases from Robyn, Oneohtrix Point Never, ...