Mavis Staples Gets By With A Little Help From Her Friend Ben Harper on Wondrous 'We Get By' | Album Review

June 4, 2019 Steven Ovadia

The eleven tracks assembled here have the feel of a live show, not in terms of rawness, because Staples is always fully cooked, but more in the presentation of the songs.

Mavis Staples Embodies Red, White & Blue Courage on ‘If All I Was Was Black’ | Album Review

November 20, 2017 Sonya Alexander

A gilded songbird still singing wise words, Mavis Staples and her new album offer a steady, reassuring voice in these chaotic times.

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A masterwork of its era, ‘One In A Million’ was a beam supporting the bridge between the joyful excesses of early ‘90s R&B and the burgeoning cool of neo soul.

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