“My father, Pops Staples, started the group back in 1949 when he became frustrated with his present band members for showing up to rehearsal late (or not at all). He sat me and my siblings, Pervis, ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, the Stax label dominated soul, R&B, gospel, and related genres with a stable of artists who have since become iconic figures in the history ...

For over fifty years, the music of The Staple Singers has played an electrifying part in American culture--and it all started with just one man. Known simply as Pops Staples, the family's musical man ...

Legendary R&B, soul and gospel singer Mavis Staples is ready to rock Hancher Auditorium on Dec. 2, 2023. Her records, both with the Staple Singers and as a solo artist, have provided a soulful ...

For anyone who grew up during the '60s, the music from the beloved animated TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas resonates with deep sentimental meaning. That swinging soundtrack by the Vince Guaraldi ...

After shifting from true gospel to their own “soul-folk” in the mid-’60s, covering Dylan and hanging with Martin Luther King, the Staple Singers hit a skid until signing with Al Bell’s Stax Records in ...