CD released: Nov 15, 2019
MAVIS STAPLES
IF ALL I WAS WAS BLACK
Mavis Staples is an American Music legend. She was at the forefront of the civil rights movement in the 1960Æs, as singer for the legendary gospel group, The Staples Singers. Mavis, along with her father, Pops, and siblings marched and worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr on the fight for equality in this country. In December 2016, Mavis went to Washington, DC to receive the coveted Kennedy Center Honors from President Obama, with whom she has had a long standing friendship. Mavis invited Wilco frontman and dear friend, Jeff Tweedy as her guest for the weekendÆs festivities. The two spent hours discussing the current events and how todayÆs fight for equality is very similar to those in the 60Æs. Inspired by these events, Mavis and Jeff got together and wrote MavisÆ new album, If All I Was Was Black, produced by Jeff Tweedy. The new album is a perfect message for our time and is by far MavisÆ best work to date. |
