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Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples 2015
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About the artist

Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rhythm and blues singer. Most of her career has been as lead singer for The Staple Singers. She first recorded solo for the Stax subsidiary Volt in 1969. Subsequent efforts included a Curtis Mayfield-produced soundtrack on Curtom, a nod to disco for Warner Bros. Records in 1979, a stab at electro-pop with Holland-Dozier-Holland in 1984, and a collaboration with Prince in the late

Top songs

  1. You Are Not Alone
  2. Eyes On The Prize
  3. Down In Mississippi
  4. We Get By
  5. Can You Get To That
  6. I Have Learned To Do Without You
  7. The Weight - Live
  8. I Like The Things About Me
  9. Sad and Beautiful World
  10. We Shall Not Be Moved
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  1. Change
  2. Don't Knock
  3. Wrote A Song For Everyone
  4. On My Way
  5. Slippery People - Live
  6. Beautiful Strangers
  7. Holy Ghost
  8. Downward Road
  9. In Christ There Is No East Or West
  10. Every Step
  11. Losing You
  12. Creep Along Moses
  13. High Note
  14. I Belong To The Band
  15. Little Bit
  16. Last Train
  17. Anytime
  18. If All I Was Was Black
  19. Will the Circle Be Unbroken
  20. Human Mind
  21. Son Of A Preacher Man
  22. We're Gonna Make It
  23. Far Celestial Shore
  24. Only The Lord Knows
  25. Jesus Wept
  26. In The Mississippi River
  27. Turn Me Around
  28. 99 and 1/2
  29. Godspeed
  30. Strung Out Over You
  31. Wonderful Savior
  32. Build A Bridge
  33. One True Vine
  34. My Own Eyes
  35. I'll Be Rested
  36. Chicago
  37. Step Into the Light
  38. Have A Little Faith
  39. Jesus Is On The Main Line
  40. We'll Never Turn Back
  41. Worthy
  42. A House Is Not A Home
  43. Dedicated
  44. Christmas Vacation
  45. Sow Good Seeds
  46. Ain't No Doubt About It
  47. What Are They Doing In Heaven Today
  48. This Little Light
  49. Take Us Back
  50. Your Good Fortune
  51. If It's A Light
  52. Action
  53. Hard Times
  54. Sometime
  55. Too Close/On My Way To Heaven
  56. All in It Together
  57. Who Told You That
  58. Brothers And Sisters
  59. Anthem
  60. Love and Trust
  61. We Got to Have Peace
  62. You're Driving Me (To The Arms Of A Stranger)
  63. Everybody Needs Love
  64. How Many Times
  65. Satisfied Mind
  66. What Happened to the Real Me
  67. In Times Like These
  68. Heavy On My Mind
  69. Tomorrow
  70. Never Needed Anyone
  71. A Dying Man's Plea
  72. Sweet Things You Do
  73. Since I Fell For You
  74. No Time For Crying
  75. Stronger
  76. One More Change
  77. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
  78. Peaceful Dream
  79. Chance on Me
  80. Endlessly
  81. Wade In The Water
  82. You're The Fool
  83. This Little Light Of Mine
  84. Try Harder
  85. You Got To Move
  86. God Is Not Sleeping
  87. Freedom Highway
  88. Hard to Leave
  89. Security
  90. Until I Met You

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