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Mavis Staples | If All I Was Was Black
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According to Sonya Alexander: “Produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy (who also helmed 2010's You Are Not Alone and 2013's One True Vine), the album is a blend of blues, country, soul and R&B that has a delicious throwback sound and is filled with definitive protest songs....A gilded songbird still singing wise words, Mavis Staples is a steady, reassuring voice in these chaotic times. If All I Was Was Black is the kind of album only a legend could put out. Music is a common denominator and she uses her voice to the fullest to connect, uplift and heal. She is certainly more than just her skin color, which the album title implies. She’s free, which she calls for us to be too.”
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