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(ThyBlackMan.com) Few groups in American music history carry the cultural, spiritual, and social weight of The Staple Singers. Led by Roebuck “Pops” Staples and anchored by the powerful, soulful voice ...

Mavis Staples showed up early for church this weekend -- about 12 hours early. The youngest of the Staples Singers, now a spry septuagenarian, whose husky voice has only grown in authority in the 38 ...

The group's sound broke down musical walls and inspired civil rights leaders. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with biographer Greg Kot about his new book,... 'I'll Take You There': The Staple Singers' Rise ...