Mavis Staples

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
Jul 10, 1939 (85 years old)

Mavis Staples

Known For

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
1h 57m
Movie 2021

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.

Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
0h 45m
Movie 2020

Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels

Celebrate your right to vote with Run The Jewels' first performance of RTJ4.

Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
1h 28m
Movie 2020

Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince

A lineup of artists -- including Beck, Common, Gary Clark Jr., Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Juanes, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Chris Martin, Mavis Staples, St. Vincent, Usher and more -- pay tribute to Prince's unprecedented influence on music.

Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
1h 35m
Movie 2019

Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

Focused on the life of the band and their collaborators over the 3 vital years in which they developed critically acclaimed albums, 'Humanz' and 'The Now Now', and undertook their most ambitious world tour to date.

Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
0h 40m
Movie 2018

Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack

Behind-the-scenes music documentary starring Dolly Parton in the recording studio with famed producer Linda Perry for an exclusive look inside the making of Dumplin’.

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
1h 0m
TV Show 2005

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion dollar industry with R&B and hip hop dominating the world's charts. It's been the soundtrack to some of the most extraordinary social, political and cultural shifts. Together with the civil rights movement, it has challenged white hegemony, helped break down segregation and encouraged the fight for racial equality. This new six-part series, made by the BBC team who produced the critically-acclaimed Lost Highway, Walk On By and Dancing In The Street series, charts the evolution of soul music - with a fascinating combination of rare archive footage and over 100 contemporary interviews. The movers and shakers from the world of soul – such as James Brown, Mary J Blige, Beyoncé and Martha Reeves, - plus some often overlooked talent, track the music that shaped our lives.

Biography

Mavis Staples is 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, and had noted collaborations with Prince. Staples was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2017.