On the heels of numerous projects as well an appearance in the film ‘Summer of Soul,’ R&B queen Mavis Staples returns to ...

“I enjoy being her rock,” the TV icon tells PEOPLE, detailing how he cares for his wife of 45 years Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and ...

Staples is joined by a variety of guest artists on the album, including Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, Nathaniel Rateliff, Derek Trucks, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, and more. [RELATED: ...

86-year-old legend Mavis Staples has rounded up a star-studded cast of collaborators for her new album, Sad and Beautiful World, arriving Nov. 7 from Anti-. The Brad Cook-produced project is led by ...

Listen to her cover of Kevin Morby’s "Beautiful Strangers" “But hearing Mavis sing ‘Beautiful Strangers’ is hands down the greatest moment and highest honor of my career. Far beyond any kind of ...

“My name is Ivan Singh - this is a dream come true,” said the Argentinian guitarist, kicking off Blues Fest last month in Chicago. Singh now calls Chicago home and stands as a perfect example of the ...

Mavis Pusey was a pioneer of Black abstraction before she was nearly forgotten. A new show in Philadelphia begins a journey of rediscovery. The artist Mavis Pusey, who died in 2019, is seen with some ...

Lee Zimmerman Correspondent for The Daily Times Jun 26, 2025 Jun 26, 2025 Mavis Staples, who takes the stage at the Bijou Theatre in Knoxville on Saturday, June 28, can rightfully be called an ...

Who knows if Frank Ocean will ever release music again, but musicians will definitely continue to cover his songs: Valerie June, Indigo De Souza, James Blake, Switchfoot, Nilüfer Yanya. Now, Mavis ...

Mavis Staples has shared a new cover of Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed.” The Chicago R&B and gospel singer’s version of the Blonde album cut was produced by Brad Cook and features spoken word vocals from ...

A VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AS MISS MAVIS SLATTERY CELEBRATED BEING 100 YEARS YOUNG. ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, HER BIRTHDAY WAS LAST WEEK, BUT SHE CELEBRATED WITH MORE THAN 100 FRIENDS AND FAMILY ...

In his introduction to Varieties of Exile, a collection of stories by Mavis Gallant, Russell Banks notes that, more than any other literary form, the short story “speaks to and for every human being ...