#The Staple Singers
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The Staple Singers - Power of Love (1968)
Recorded as the Staples were moving to secular music, there's still a strong gospel sound backing Mavis' powerful and gritty vocals. Cool guitar by Pops, as well.
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Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz” April 26, 1978.
#Martin Scorsese#The Last Waltz#The Last Waltz (1978)#1978#1976#Seventies#Concert Movie#Music#Thanksgiving#Stills#The Band#Bob Dylan#Joni Mitchell#Neil Young#Mavis Staples#The Staple Singers#Emmylou Harris#Van Morrison#Muddy Waters#Lawrence Ferlinghetti#Paul Butterfield
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Mavis Staples *July 10, 1939
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MUSIC MONDAY: "I'll Take You There" - The Best of Mavis Staples (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Twitter: @marlonw IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
Mavis Staples is eighty-four years old as I peck these words. She has been a gospel and soul singer longer than Elizabeth II wore the crown.
Many R&B vocalists started in gospel music, though she and her family have always kept a foot in both worlds. The Staple Singers have brought their spirituality, and…
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#"I&039;ll Take You There"#Abraham Alexander#Benjamin Booker#Civil Rights Movement#Columbia College Chicago#Gorillaz#Hozier#Jon Batiste#Mahalia Jackson#Marlon West#Mavis Staples#Music Monday#Run the Jewels#Sheryl Crow#The Band#The Staple Singers#Youtube
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The Staple (familly) Singers, Cleotha, Roebuck «Pop» et Mavis Staple , sur la scène du Wattstax en 1973. © Everett Collection/ Bridgeman images
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Mavis Staples on the December 1969 cover of Tan magazine
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Drummer Roger Hawkins (October 16, 1945 – May 20, 2021), best known as a member of the studio backing band the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Photo by Deborah Feingold.
#Roger Hawkins#drummer#Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section#Aretha Franklin#Percy Sledge#Wilson Pickett#The Staple Singers#Etta James#Paul Simon#Boz Scaggs#Willie Nelson
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The Staple Singers - City in the Sky (1974)
From the Staple Singers last LP for Stax - funky, soulful and hopeful.
I wanna fly away
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In memory of Robbie Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023), singer, songwriter, guitarist and a founding member of The Band., who died yesterday. Two versions of his timeless song "The Weight". The first is a multi-artist performance from Playing For Change. The second one by The Band and The Staple Singers from the concert film The Last Waltz.
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The Weight
Songwriter: Robbie Robertson
I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead
I just need some place where I can lay my head
"Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you put the load right on me
I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side
I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on let's go downtown"
She said, "I gotta go but my friend can stick around"
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you put the load right on me
Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
It's just ol' Luke and Luke's waitin' on the Judgment Day
"Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favor, son, won'tcha stay and keep Anna Lee company?"
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you put the load right on me
Crazy Chester followed me and he caught me in the fog
He said, "I will fix your rack if you'll take Jack, my dog"
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man"
He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can"
Yeah, take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you put the load right on me
Catch a cannon ball now to take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone
Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you put the load right on me
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Merry Clayton – Gimme Shelter
Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra - Play With Fire
Melanie – Ruby Tuesday
Ananda Shankar - Jumpin' Jack Flash
Marie Laforet - Marie Douceur - Marie Colère (Paint It Black)
David Ari Leon – Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions Of The Rolling Stones – You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Odetta – No Expectations
The Staple Singers – This May Be The Last Time
Interview with Ralph Hubert "Sonny" Barger Jr. from the Hells Angels
The Kingsmen – Under My Thumb
P.P. Arnold – As Tears Go By
Bubblerock – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
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#vintage magazine#jet magazine#isaac hayes#the staple singers#soul music#rock and roll hall of fame#1970s
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#soul music#black history#civil rights#black tumblr#black literature#black excellence#black community#black girl magic#issac hayes#otis redding#the staple singers#sam and dave#rufus and carla thomas#al green#booker t and the mgs#black art#black entrepreneurship#black people#black power#american singer#soulsville#ravin films
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For Any Black or Ghetto Folkz Tryn Navigate Thru This Euro Centric World.. 🎼
#melanin#blaxploitation#black panther party of self defense#2pac shakur#soul music#Youtube#the staple singers#respect yourself
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