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Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again". In 1969, Staples released her self-titled debut solo album.

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  • Mavis Staples (* 10. července 1939 Chicago, Illinois) je americká zpěvačka. Začínala ve skupině , kterou vedl její otec a zpívali v ní i její starší sourozenci. Se skupinou byla v roce 1999 uvedena do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Své první sólové album nazvané Mavis Staples vydala v roce 1969. V roce 1977 nazpívala písně napsané Curtisem Mayfieldem pro film Akce. Časopis Rolling Stone ji zařadil na šestapadesáté místo v žebříčku 100 nejlepších zpěváků všech dob. (cs)
  • Mavis Staples (* 10. Juli 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) ist eine US-amerikanische Blues- und Soulsängerin sowie Grammy-Preisträgerin. Sie ist die Tochter des Gospelsängers Pops Staples. (de)
  • Mavis Staples (Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 10 de julio de 1939) es una cantante, actriz y activista estadounidense que ha grabado y tocado tanto con su banda familiar, The Staple Singers, como en solitario. (es)
  • Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again". In 1969, Staples released her self-titled debut solo album. She continued to release solo albums throughout the following decades; and collaborated with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Prince, Arcade Fire, Nona Hendryx, Ry Cooder, and David Byrne. Her eighth studio album You Are Not Alone (2010), earned critical acclaim, and became her first album as a soloist to reach number one on a Billboard chart, peaking atop the Top Gospel Albums chart. It also earned Staples her first Grammy Award win. Following this, she released the albums: One True Vine (2013), Livin' on a High Note (2016), If All I Was Was Black (2017), and We Get By (2019); and was featured on the single "Nina Cried Power" by Hozier. Staples is the recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and has won three Grammy Awards, including one for Album of the Year as a featured artist on We Are by Jon Batiste. Named one of the '100 Greatest Singers of all Time' by Rolling Stone in 2008; Staples was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, and in the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2018, as a member of The Staple Singers. Additionally, she was made a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2016. The following year, she was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame as a soloist. In 2019, she received the inaugural Rock Hall Honors Award from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a soloist. (en)
  • Mavis Staples, née le 10 juillet 1939 à Chicago, est une chanteuse de soul, gospel et blues américaine et une activiste pour les droits civiques. Elle et son groupe, les Staples Singers, deviennent des figures du combat pour les droits civiques dans les années 1960 au côté de Martin Luther King Jr. avec lequel le groupe voyage et chante. Mavis chante notamment pour King lors des Marches de Selma à Montgomery. Les «freedom songs» des Staple Singers valent au groupe de remporter un Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award en 2005. On retrouve parmi les chansons à succès du groupe Freedom Highway, I'll take you there, The weight, Let's do it again et Respect yourself. De son côté, Mavis enregistre son premier album solo en 1969 et s'entoure des plus grands comme Prince (producteur de l'album The Voice en 1993) ou encore Bob Dylan, Ray Charles et George Jones. Dans les années 2000, la chanteuse opte pour des sonorités plus rock, continue de se produire sur scène et s'entoure d'artistes contemporains, notamment Jeff Tweedy, Arcade Fire, Gorillaz. En 2017, elle intègre le Blues Hall of Fame et reçoit en 2018 le Lifetime Achievement Award lors des National Arts Awards. Elle est par ailleurs membre depuis 1999 du Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame et honorée en 2006 par le Kennedy Center. À cheval entre gospel, rock&roll et pop, Mavis Staples a traversé sept décennies de musique et imposé sa voix rauque et chaude. (fr)
  • Mavis Staples (Chicago, 10 luglio 1939) è una cantante e attrice statunitense. È stata inserita nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nel 1999 e nella Blues Hall of Fame nel 2017. (it)
  • Mavis Staples (Chicago, Illinois, 10 juli 1939) is een Amerikaanse soul- en gospelzangeres. (nl)
  • メイヴィス・ステイプルズ(Mavis Staples、1939年7月10日 - )は、アメリカ合衆国イリノイ州シカゴ出身のR&B/ゴスペル歌手、女優、公民権活動家。 彼女の家族によるバンド、ザ・ステイプル・シンガーズの一員として知られている。 「ローリング・ストーンの選ぶ歴史上最も偉大な100人のシンガー」において第56位にランクインしている。 サム・クック、、ダイナ・ワシントン、クララ・ウォード、マヘリア・ジャクソン、シスター・ロゼッタ・サープ、などの影響を受けた。 (ja)
  • Мэвис Стэплс (род. 10 июля 1939, Чикаго, США) — американская певица, исполнительница музыки в жанрах ритм-н-блюз и госпел, а также гражданская активистка, выступающая вместе с группой, состоящей из членов её семьи, The Staple Singers. (ru)
  • Mavis Staples, född 10 juli 1939 i Chicago, Illinois, är en amerikansk rhythm & blues- och gospelsångerska, skådespelare och medborgarrättsaktivist. Staples var från 1950 medlem i The Staple Singers (verksamma 1948–1994), tillsammans med sin far Pops Staples (1914-2000) och sina syskon, Pervis, Yvonne och Cleotha. Mavis Staples blev senare även verksam som soloartist, hennes självbetitlade debutalbum utkom 1969. Hon har med The Staple Singers och som soloartist gjort låtar som "Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)", "Respect Yourself", "I'll Take You There", "A House Is Not a Home", "The Weight", "Let's Do It Again" (till filmen Kalabalik i gangstervärlden), "Show Me How It Works" (till filmen Tjejen som tog hem spelet) och "Christmas Vacation" (till filmen Ett päron till farsa firar jul). Under sin karriär har Mavis Staples medverkat i många filmer och TV-program, däribland The Last Waltz, Graffiti Bridge, Wattstax, Spanarna, Songs of Praise, , och Cosby. Den 8 september 2015 var Staples gäst i premiäravsnittet av The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Mavis!, den första dokumentärfilmen om Staples och The Staple Singers, regisserad av Jessica Edwards, hade sin världspremiär på South by Southwest Film Festival i mars 2015. Den sändes på HBO i februari 2016 och på SVT hösten 2017. Staples gifte sig med Spencer Leak 1964, men äktenskapet blev kortvarigt och de skilde sig då Staples inte ville avsluta sin musikkarriär för att bli hemmafru. Hon har inga barn. (sv)
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  • Mavis Staples (* 10. července 1939 Chicago, Illinois) je americká zpěvačka. Začínala ve skupině , kterou vedl její otec a zpívali v ní i její starší sourozenci. Se skupinou byla v roce 1999 uvedena do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Své první sólové album nazvané Mavis Staples vydala v roce 1969. V roce 1977 nazpívala písně napsané Curtisem Mayfieldem pro film Akce. Časopis Rolling Stone ji zařadil na šestapadesáté místo v žebříčku 100 nejlepších zpěváků všech dob. (cs)
  • Mavis Staples (* 10. Juli 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) ist eine US-amerikanische Blues- und Soulsängerin sowie Grammy-Preisträgerin. Sie ist die Tochter des Gospelsängers Pops Staples. (de)
  • Mavis Staples (Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 10 de julio de 1939) es una cantante, actriz y activista estadounidense que ha grabado y tocado tanto con su banda familiar, The Staple Singers, como en solitario. (es)
  • Mavis Staples (Chicago, 10 luglio 1939) è una cantante e attrice statunitense. È stata inserita nella Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nel 1999 e nella Blues Hall of Fame nel 2017. (it)
  • Mavis Staples (Chicago, Illinois, 10 juli 1939) is een Amerikaanse soul- en gospelzangeres. (nl)
  • メイヴィス・ステイプルズ(Mavis Staples、1939年7月10日 - )は、アメリカ合衆国イリノイ州シカゴ出身のR&B/ゴスペル歌手、女優、公民権活動家。 彼女の家族によるバンド、ザ・ステイプル・シンガーズの一員として知られている。 「ローリング・ストーンの選ぶ歴史上最も偉大な100人のシンガー」において第56位にランクインしている。 サム・クック、、ダイナ・ワシントン、クララ・ウォード、マヘリア・ジャクソン、シスター・ロゼッタ・サープ、などの影響を受けた。 (ja)
  • Мэвис Стэплс (род. 10 июля 1939, Чикаго, США) — американская певица, исполнительница музыки в жанрах ритм-н-блюз и госпел, а также гражданская активистка, выступающая вместе с группой, состоящей из членов её семьи, The Staple Singers. (ru)
  • Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers (she is the last surviving member of that band). During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again". In 1969, Staples released her self-titled debut solo album. (en)
  • Mavis Staples, née le 10 juillet 1939 à Chicago, est une chanteuse de soul, gospel et blues américaine et une activiste pour les droits civiques. Elle et son groupe, les Staples Singers, deviennent des figures du combat pour les droits civiques dans les années 1960 au côté de Martin Luther King Jr. avec lequel le groupe voyage et chante. Mavis chante notamment pour King lors des Marches de Selma à Montgomery. (fr)
  • Mavis Staples, född 10 juli 1939 i Chicago, Illinois, är en amerikansk rhythm & blues- och gospelsångerska, skådespelare och medborgarrättsaktivist. Staples var från 1950 medlem i The Staple Singers (verksamma 1948–1994), tillsammans med sin far Pops Staples (1914-2000) och sina syskon, Pervis, Yvonne och Cleotha. Mavis Staples blev senare även verksam som soloartist, hennes självbetitlade debutalbum utkom 1969. Hon har med The Staple Singers och som soloartist gjort låtar som "Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)", "Respect Yourself", "I'll Take You There", "A House Is Not a Home", "The Weight", "Let's Do It Again" (till filmen Kalabalik i gangstervärlden), "Show Me How It Works" (till filmen Tjejen som tog hem spelet) och "Christmas Vacation" (till filmen Ett päron till farsa firar jul). (sv)
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