Mavis Staples

                   
bostonherald.com: Jed Gottlieb bostonherald.com

Obama lama ding dong: What musicians should get the vote for inaugural festivities?

bostonherald.com
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By Jed Gottlieb Monday, November 17, 2008 - Added 4m ago President-elect Obama’s got a lot of demographics to please. HIP-HOP The Good: Hailing from Obama’s Chicago hometown, Kanye West represents the best in mainstream...

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msn.com: Beyonce, David Cook have new CDs msn.com

Billboard CD reviews (Reuters)

yahoo.com
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ARTIST: BEYONCE ALBUM: I AM . . . Songs like "Video Phone," with its repetitive, vibrating beat, and the thumping "Diva," a collaboration with Sean Garrett, don't break new ground but more than provide the radio-ready dance...

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Live albums find their groove again

chicagotribune.com
16-Nov-2008
        

It has served as a starmaking vehicle for everyone from James Brown to Peter Frampton. It went through an unplugged phase that allowed listeners to glimpse their pop heroes in a more informal setting. It functioned as a...

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Merl Saunders: keyboard player

timesonline.co.uk
14-Nov-2008
        

A familiar figure on the San Francisco music scene in his ever-present shades and black leather cap, Merl Saunders was a fine keyboard player whose musical abilities stretched from jazz to funk and rock. Best known for his...

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All-star reunion of Stax 'family'

freerepublic.com
13-Nov-2008
        

Stax lasted for less than 20 years, but the small company left its mark. The record label started out in Memphis in the late 1950s, but the company's name still conveys different meanings. Fans of '60s R&B hits identify Stax...

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Mavis Live: Veteran Mavis Staples releases 'Live: Hope At The Hideout' CD

crossrhythms.co.uk
11-Nov-2008
        

Veteran Mavis Staples releases 'Live: Hope At The Hideout' CD A CONCERT performed at the Chicago Hideout by gospel/R&B matriarch Mavis Staples is the source of a new album 'Live: Hope At The Hideout' released by Anti Records....

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She just keeps overcoming

theglobeandmail.com
08-Nov-2008
        

Never mind where all the flowers went. Where will all the protest singers go? On Jan. 20, 2009, George W. Bush, the muse, will leave office, leaving gripe-based balladeers with much less fodder. With the election of Barack...

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Bumbershoot Festival 2009

sonicbids.com
07-Nov-2008
        

Bumbershoot Festival 2009Deadline: Mar 23, 2009 at 11:59 PM Eastern TimeNorth America's largest urban music and arts festival, Bumbershoot takes place at Seattle Center, the glorious 74-acre park built to house the 1962 World's...

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Mavis Staples - Eyes on the Prize

videosift.com
07-Nov-2008
        

One of the most powerful performances i've seen was Mavis Staples in Paradiso singing her version of 'we shall not be moved' (not 'on my way to heaven' but 'black and white together'), however that wasn't in decent quality on...

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nydailynews.com: Mavis Staples nydailynews.com

Mavis Staples gives civil rights classics new power

nydailynews.com
06-Nov-2008
        

The timing of Mavis Staples' latest release couldn't have been better. In the very week when the country elected its first African-American President, the veteran singer has released a concert album of civil rights songs,...

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