Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staplesis an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She has recorded and performed with her family's band The Staple Singers, and also as a solo artist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth10 July 1939
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
heart singing my-heart
I'm just singing what I feel in my heart.
singing gone want
Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.
song grateful people
There's still injustice happening in my world. I sing my songs at concerts and I'm so grateful that the people are ready to hear them.
purpose spirit lift-your-spirits
My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.
fun having-fun
I have fun just about everywhere I go.
joy music-is absolutes
Music is such a joy, just an absolute joy.
people feelings intimacy
There is a great feeling in a small venue, with the closeness of the people and the intimacy.
song singing festivals
We enjoyed the fact that we were called to the folk festivals and we got to know Joan Baez, Dylan. We were singing strictly gospel, but then after we started hearing songs that they would sing, we saw that those songs were very fitting for us because they were singing the truth, and truth is gospel.
people singing purpose
I never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, for the fans.
song morning giving
I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning