Mavis Staples

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civil rights activist gospel singer human recording artist rhythm and blues singer singer

Mavis Staples is an acclaimed American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, civil rights activist, and longtime member of the legendary family group The Staple Singers.

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The Staple Singers 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights activist ⓘ
gospel singer ⓘ
human ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
rhythm and blues singer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
activeIn 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
associatedAct Bob Dylan ⓘ
Jeff Tweedy ⓘ
Pops Staples ⓘ
Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ry Cooder ⓘ
The Staple Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award ⓘ
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ
birthName Mavis Staples self-link ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
familyName Staples ⓘ
fieldOfWork civil rights activism ⓘ
music ⓘ
genre Americana ⓘ
gospel music ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
givenName Mavis ⓘ
instrument voice ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Mavis Staples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Staple Singers
movement American civil rights movement ⓘ
name Mavis Staples self-link ⓘ
notableFor civil rights era anthems with The Staple Singers ⓘ
socially conscious music ⓘ
notableSong “I’ll Take You There” by The Staple Singers ⓘ
surface form: "I'll Take You There" (with The Staple Singers)

"Respect Yourself" (with The Staple Singers) ⓘ
"Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" (with The Staple Singers) ⓘ
notableWork solo album "If All I Was Was Black" ⓘ
solo album "One True Vine" ⓘ
solo album "We'll Never Turn Back" ⓘ
solo album "You Are Not Alone" ⓘ
work with The Staple Singers ⓘ
occupation civil rights activist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
recordLabel Alligator Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anti- Records ⓘ
Stax Records ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ

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Hozier → associatedAct → Mavis Staples ⓘ
Prince → associatedAct → Mavis Staples ⓘ
Mavis Staples → birthName → Mavis Staples self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: No Direction Home
Stand by Me → hasNotableCoverVersionBy → Mavis Staples ⓘ
Mahalia Jackson → influenced → Mavis Staples ⓘ
Mavis Staples → memberOf → Mavis Staples self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Staple Singers
Mavis Staples → name → Mavis Staples self-link ⓘ
NPG Records → notableArtist → Mavis Staples ⓘ
Stax Records → notableArtist → Mavis Staples ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Staple Singers