The Staple Singers
- MatchThe Staple Singers
- 100%Mavis Staples
- 96%Johnnie Taylor
- 90%Eddie Floyd
- 87%Wilson Pickett
- 82%Rufus Thomas
- 79%William Bell
- 71%Carla Thomas
- 63%The O'Jays
- 62%Ike & Tina Turner
- 62%Ike Turner
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 father’s lighter tenor, rather than... Read more
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