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 ...

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Last week's civil rights summit in Texas had a musical through-line: the voice of Mavis Staples. The R&B artist's body of work underscored the... Mavis Staples Sings The Soundtrack Of Civil Rights ...

Mavis Staples is known as many things: soul hitmaker, civil rights trailblazer, 21st-century torchbearer of American gospel music, roots music luminary, world-class entertainer, and singular lead ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...