The 2025 edition of the Chicago Blues Festival has one of the stronger lineups in recent memory—its mix of hallowed veterans ...

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Legendary singer Mavis Staples decided to retire in 2023. Then she changed her mind. “She's driven to spread the message,” ...

An assemblage of musical greats in their own right gathered at the YouTube Theater in the greater L.A. area Thursday night for “Mavis Staples 85th: All-Star Birthday Concert,” a three-and-a ...

Mavis Staples has been a gospel singer longer than Elizabeth II has worn the crown. During concerts, sometimes, she might take a seat and rest while someone in her band bangs out a solo for a ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Mavis Staples performs at the Beacon Theatre in 2023 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Share For eight decades, Mavis Staples has been taking us ...

By Grayson Haver Currin Reporting from Chicago and Los Angeles On a rainy April day in Chicago, Mavis Staples sat in the restaurant of the towering downtown Chicago building where she’s lived ...

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Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples perform onstage during the Mavis Staples’ 85th: All-Star Birthday Celebration at YouTube Theater on April 18, 2024 in Inglewood, California. Taylor Hill/Getty ...