Dom Flemons, Allison Russell, Bow Thayer and Carsie Blanton do their musical thing, while Sam Jay does comedy and the Flynn ...

In 1962, Mavis Staples and her family took the stage at Mandel Hall for the University of Chicago Folk Festival. In between bluegrass bands and bluesmen, the gospel group shook the crowd with their ...

Long before Mavis Staples became a Grammy-winning solo artist and a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, her unmistakable voice left an indelible impression on a young Bob Dylan. As Staples celebrates ...

The breezy positivity of Jessica Edwards’s documentary echoes the outlook of lively legend Mavis Staples, who’s been performing for six decades with no plans to retire. “I’ll stop singing when I have ...

As liner notes to her 2025 album, Sad and Beautiful World (Epitaph Records) rightly maintain, "Few people wield the combination of moral authority and musical artistry that Mavis possesses." The ...

A lot of artists in the soul/gospel/R&B genre can trace their inspiration back to Mavis Staples, even if it’s a six-degrees-of-separation-type scenario. She’s a legend in the industry and as a civil ...

Their first meeting was just as it should be: at The Hideout club in Chicago. Mavis Staples, the illustrious queen of modern gospel and longtime member of The Staples Singers – a woman who has been ...

Maggie Rogers continued her tour of North American arenas with a concert at Chicago’s United Center on Thursday night. Legendary vocalist Mavis Staples made a surprise guest appearance, joining Rogers ...

This week, the legendary singer and civil rights figure Mavis Staples is turning 85 and there's no sign of her slowing down: She released a new song, "Worthy," and a children's book, Bridges Instead ...

Singer Mavis Staples is best known for her part in The Staple Singers. The group will be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2005 Grammy Awards. We rebroadcast an interview with Staples from ...