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Mavis Staples

R&B/Soul

The next Mavis Staples concert is scheduled for Friday, May 30, 2025 at Spoleto Festival USA Headquarters in Charleston, SC, United States. See all 20 upcoming concerts
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Top Songs By Mavis Staples

Listen to Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples) by Hozier, see lyrics, music video & more!
Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)Hozier
Listen to Let Me Out (feat. Mavis Staples & Pusha T) by Gorillaz, see lyrics, music video & more!
Let Me Out (feat. Mavis Staples & Pusha T)Gorillaz
Listen to I'll Take You There (feat. Mavis Staples) by BeBe & CeCe Winans, see lyrics, music video & more!
I'll Take You There (feat. Mavis Staples)BeBe & CeCe Winans
Listen to You Are Not Alone by Mavis Staples, see lyrics, music video & more!
You Are Not AloneMavis Staples
Listen to Walk This Road (feat. Mavis Staples) by The Doobie Brothers, see lyrics, music video & more!
Walk This Road (feat. Mavis Staples)The Doobie Brothers
Listen to pulling the pin (feat. Joshua Homme & Mavis Staples) by Run The Jewels, see lyrics, music video & more!
pulling the pin (feat. Joshua Homme & Mavis Staples)Run The Jewels
Listen to Worthy by Mavis Staples, see lyrics, music video & more!
WorthyMavis Staples
Listen to Down in Mississippi by Mavis Staples, see lyrics, music video & more!
Down in MississippiMavis Staples
Listen to We Get By (feat. Ben Harper) by Mavis Staples, see lyrics, music video & more!
We Get By (feat. Ben Harper)Mavis Staples
Listen to Live Wire (feat. Bonnie Raitt & Mavis Staples) by Sheryl Crow, see lyrics, music video & more!
Live Wire (feat. Bonnie Raitt & Mavis Staples)Sheryl Crow

Upcoming Concerts for Mavis Staples

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  • May
    30
    May 30, 2025
    Spoleto Festival USA Headquarters
    Charleston
  • Jun
    07
    Jun 07, 2025
    Indiana University Auditorium
    Bloomington
  • Jun
    21
    Jun 21, 2025
    Confederation Park
    Ottawa
  • Jun
    23
    Jun 23, 2025
    Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre
    Toronto
  • Jun
    28
    Jun 28, 2025
    Bijou Theatre
    Knoxville
  • Jun
    29
    Jun 29, 2025
    United States Postal Service
    Brevard
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Latest Release

Listen to Worthy - Single by Mavis Staples
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More albums from Mavis Staples

Listen to Carry Me Home by Mavis Staples & Levon Helm
ALBUMCarry Me HomeMavis Staples & Levon Helm
Listen to We Get By by Mavis Staples
ALBUMWe Get ByMavis Staples
Listen to If All I Was Was Black by Mavis Staples
ALBUMIf All I Was Was BlackMavis Staples
Listen to Livin' on a High Note by Mavis Staples
ALBUMLivin' on a High NoteMavis Staples
Listen to One True Vine by Mavis Staples
ALBUMOne True VineMavis Staples
Listen to You Are Not Alone by Mavis Staples
ALBUMYou Are Not AloneMavis Staples
Listen to We'll Never Turn Back by Mavis Staples
ALBUMWe'll Never Turn BackMavis Staples
Listen to Have a Little Faith by Mavis Staples
ALBUMHave a Little FaithMavis Staples
Listen to Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson by Mavis Staples & Lucky Peterson
ALBUMSpirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia JacksonMavis Staples & Lucky Peterson
Listen to The Voice by Mavis Staples
ALBUMThe VoiceMavis Staples
Listen to Oh What a Feeling (2013 Japan Remastered) by Mavis Staples
ALBUMOh What a Feeling (2013 Japan Remastered)Mavis Staples
Listen to Only For the Lonely by Mavis Staples
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Mavis Staples's Popular Music Videos

Watch Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples) [Live at Windmill Lane Studios] music video by Hozier
Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples) [Live at Windmill Lane Studios]
Hozier
Watch Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples) music video by Hozier
Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)
Hozier
Watch The Weight: Newport Tapes (feat. Mavis Staples) music video by Mumford & Sons
The Weight: Newport Tapes (feat. Mavis Staples)
Mumford & Sons
Watch The Weight: Newport Tapes (feat. Mavis Staples) [Live] music video by Mumford & Sons
The Weight: Newport Tapes (feat. Mavis Staples) [Live]
Mumford & Sons
Watch I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free music video by Mavis Staples & Levon Helm
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
Mavis Staples & Levon Helm
Watch You Got To Move music video by Mavis Staples & Levon Helm
You Got To Move
Mavis Staples & Levon Helm

Artist Playlists

Mavis Staples Essentials
Mavis Staples Essentials
Robust, ambitious, and affirming spiritual anthems from a legend like no other.
Mavis Staples Essentials

About Mavis Staples

Listen to Mavis Staples, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
Chicago, IL, United States
Born
July 10, 1939
Genre
R&B/Soul
Mavis Staples is an American treasure whose legacy as a Staple Singer and solo artist is deeply intertwined with the civil rights movement. Mavis was born in Chicago in 1939 and was singing in local churches with her family by age 11. Thanks in large part to Mavis’ ability to express religious emotion, political urgency, and sensuousness with equal intensity, the Staple Singers became one of the most revered gospel-soul crossover acts of the mid-20th century. Celebrated anthems like 1965’s “Freedom Highway” brilliantly reflected the vision of Black liberation preached by family friend Martin Luther King Jr. Mavis recorded her first run of solo albums, including her 1969 debut, while the Staples were notching hits like 1972’s “I’ll Take You There” and 1975’s “Let’s Do It Again.” After the group retired in the mid-’90s, Mavis refocused on her solo career, eventually releasing a string of Jeff Tweedy-produced albums, including 2010’s You Are Not Alone, that further refine the Staples’ rootsy mix of gospel, soul, and rock. Moreover, she’s undertaken daring collaborations with alternative artists like Gorillaz, Run The Jewels, and Nick Cave that have exposed new generations of music fans to her sublimely deep and husky voice.
Mavis Staples has also released music as a member of The Staple Singers.

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