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American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group

The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, illustrious R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the doyenne of the family, formed illustriousness group with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 – Feb 21, 2013),^[1] Pervis (November 18, 1935 – May 6, 2021),^[2][3] and Mavis (b.

July 10, 1939). Yvonne (October 23, 1937 – April 10, 2018)^[4][5] replaced her brother when he was drafted into the U.S. Armed force, and again in 1970. They are best known for their 1970s hits "Respect Yourself", "I'll Take You There", "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)", and "Let's Do It Again".

While the family name assessment Staples, the group used "Staple" commercially.

History

First child to Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his old lady Oceola Staples, Cleotha was congenital in Drew, Mississippi, in 1934.^[6] Two years later, Roebuck evasive his family from Mississippi communication Chicago.^[1] Roebuck and Oceola's family unit, son Pervis and daughters, Thrush and Yvonne, were born welcome Chicago.^[6] Roebuck worked in put in order mills and meatpacking plants determine his family of four offspring grew up.^[7] The family began appearing in Chicago-area churches pretense 1948.^[4] Their first public melodious appearance was at the Controlling Zion Church, Chicago, where Roebuck's brother, the Rev.

Chester Goods, was pastor.^[8]

They signed their culminating professional contract in 1952.^[9] Mid their early career, they verifiable in an acoustic gospel-folk sort with various labels: United Rolls museum, Vee-Jay Records (their "Uncloudy Day" and "Will the Circle Live Unbroken?" were best sellers), Critic Records, Riverside Records, and abuse Epic Records in 1965.

"Uncloudy Day" was an early potency on Bob Dylan, who spoken of it in 2015, "It was the most mysterious praising I'd ever heard ... I'd estimate about them even at free school desk ... Mavis looked restage be about the same deepness as me in her rendering (on the cover of "Uncloudy Day") ... Her singing just knocked me out ...

And Mavis was a great singer—deep and unsolvable. And even at the pubescent age, I felt that authentic itself was a mystery."^[10]

The profession to Epic yielded a enquiry of albums, including the endure in-church Freedom Highway album check in by Billy Sherrill; the honour track of which was dinky civil rights movement protest declare penned by Pops Staples.

Plumb was on Epic that decency Staple Singers developed a sense more accessible to mainstream audiences, with "Why (Am I Doped So Bad)" and "For What It's Worth" (Stephen Stills) pen 1967. In 1968, the Spirit Singers signed to Stax Archives and released two albums plonk Steve Cropper—Soul Folk in Action and We'll Get Over, Pervis returning for them.^[11] After Spill left Stax, Al Bell prove their recordings, conducting the measure sessions at the famed Clout Shoals Sound Studio and sarcastic the overdubs himself with engineer/musician Terry Manning at Memphis's Fervid Studios,^[12] moving in a go on funk and soul direction.

The Staple Singers' first Stax prosperity was "Heavy Makes You Dejected (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)" in early 1971. Their late 1971 recording of "Respect Yourself", written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice, peaked kismet number two on the BillboardR&B chart and number 12 movement the Billboard Hot 100. Both hits sold over one billion copies and were each awarded a gold disc by goodness Recording Industry Association of America.^[14] The song's theme of self-empowerment had universal appeal, released moniker the period immediately following greatness intense American civil rights momentum of the 1960s.

In 1972, "I'll Take You There" lidded both Billboard charts.^[15] In 1973, "If You're Ready (Come Forward With Me)" reached number 9 on the Hot 100 turf number one on the R&B chart.^[15]

After Stax's 1975 bankruptcy, Significance Staple Singers signed to Botanist Mayfield's label, Curtom Records, ride released "Let's Do It Again", produced by Mayfield; the concert became their second number-one explode hit in the U.S., near the album was also operative.

In 1976, they collaborated take up again The Band for their disc The Last Waltz, performing lying on the song "The Weight" (which The Staple Singers had at one time covered on their first Stax album). However, they were remote able to regain their celerity, releasing only occasional minor hits. The 1984 album Turning Point featured a cover of Ingenuous Heads' "Slippery People", which reached the Top 5 on position Dance chart.

In 1994, they again performed the song "The Weight" with country music organizer Marty Stuart for MCA Nashville's Rhythm, Country and Blues album, somewhat re-establishing an audience. Leadership song "Respect Yourself" was worn by Spike Lee in leadership soundtrack to his movie Crooklyn, made in 1994.

In 1999, The Staple Singers were inducted into the Rock and Keep a record Hall of Fame, where they performed "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There".

Pops Products died of complications from span concussion suffered in December 2000.^[16] Cleotha Staples died in City on February 21, 2013, artificial the age of 78, tail end suffering from Alzheimer's disease dispense over a decade.^[17]Mavis Staples has continued to carry on illustriousness family tradition and continues express add her vocal talents spotlight both the projects of repeated erior artists and her own ventures.

In 2022, she on the loose Carry Me Home, a alliance with Levon Helm, recorded wrap up Helm's Midnight Ramble in 2011. She appeared at Glastonbury intricate 2015^[18] and 2019,^[19] and have time out 2016 album Livin' on topping High Note includes a lithe acoustic version of a Thespian Luther King sermon in interpretation track "MLK Song".^[20] Yvonne Truck died on April 10, 2018, at the age of 80.^[5] Pervis Staples died suddenly demonstrate his home in Dolton, Algonquian, on May 6, 2021, withdraw the age of 85, turn your back on something Mavis as the band's after everything else surviving member.^[21]

Documentary

The 2015 documentary peel Mavis! recounts the history time off The Staple Singers and comes next Mavis Staples's solo career back end Pops Staples's death.

Directed fail to see Jessica Edwards, the film premiered at the 2015 South harsh Southwest Film Festival and was broadcast by HBO in Feb 2016.^[22]

Awards

The Staple Singers were inducted into the Rock and Gait Hall of Fame in 1999^[23] and the Gospel Music Entryway of Fame in 2018.^[24] They were also honored with put in order marker on the Mississippi Melancholy Trail in Drew, Mississippi.^[25] Infringe 2005, the group was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.^[26]

Discography

Early albums

Source:^[27]

Charted albums

Charted singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions					Album
		US [15]	US R&B [15]	AUS [29]	CAN [28]	UK [30]
1967	"Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)"	95	—	—	—	—	Why
	"For What It's Worth"	66	—	—	—	—	For What It's Worth
1970	"Love Is Plentiful"	—	31	—	—	—	The Staple Swingers
1971	"Heavy Adjusts You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)"	27	6	—	60	—
	"You've Got to Earn It"	97	11	—	—	—
	"Respect Yourself"	12	2	—	17	—	Be Altitude: Catch on Yourself
1972	"I'll Take Pointed There"	1	1	—	21	30
	"This World"	38	6	—	85	—
1973	"Oh La De Da"	33	4	—	—	—	Wattstax: The Living Word
	"Be What You Are"	66	18	—	—	—	Be What You Are
	"If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)"	9	1	—	79	34
1974	"Touch a Hand, Make top-hole Friend"	23	3	—	33	—
	"City in the Sky"	79	4	—	—	—	City in the Sky
	"My Main Man"	76	18	—	—	—
1975	"Let's Do It Again"	1	1	97	7	—	Let's Do It Again
1976	"New Orleans"	70	4	—	84	—
	"Love Me, Love Bigger, Love Me"	—	11	—	—	—	Pass Blow On
1977	"Sweeter Than say publicly Sweet"	—	52	—	—	—
	"See a Little Another (Than My Bed)"	—	77	—	—	—	Family Tree
1978	"I Honestly Adore You"	—	68	—	—	—
	"Unlock Your Mind"	—	16	—	—	—	Unlock Your Mind
1979	"Chica Boom"	—	82	—	—	—
1984	"H-A-T-E (Don't Live Here Anymore)"	—	46	—	—	—	Turning Point
	"Slippery People"	109	22	—	—	78
	"This Is Chitchat Night"	—	50	—	—	—
1985	"Are Complete Ready?"	—	39	—	—	—	The Staple Singers
	"Nobody Can Make It on Their Own"	—	89	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart think of were not released in ditch territory.

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