The Staple Singers
- MatchThe Staple Singers
- 100%Eddie Floyd
- 76%Wilson Pickett
- 75%Johnnie Taylor
- 75%William Bell
- 73%Carla Thomas
- 71%Jean Knight
- 71%Mavis Staples
- 70%Rufus Thomas
- 70%Sam & Dave
- 67%Joe Tex
Biography
This well-known US family gospel group was formed in 1951 by Pops Staples (Roebuck Staples, 28 December 1914, Winona, Mississippi, USA, d. 19 December 2000, Dolton, Illinois, USA) and four of his children, Mavis Staples (b. 10 July 1939, Chicago, Illinois, USA), Cleotha Staples and Pervis Staples, who was later replaced by Yvonne Staples. The group fused an original presentation of sacred music, offsetting Mavis Staples striking voice against her fathers lighter tenor, rather than... Read more