Mavis STAPLES on Upper Room with Joe Kelley + Grammys

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Mavis STAPLES on Upper Room with Joe Kelley + Grammys

Messagepar Gi Dussault » 22/09/04 15:07

Event: MAVIS STAPLES Interview and Music Special
Place: "Upper Room with Joe Kelley & Gi Dussault"
WVOF 88.5 FM in Fairfield, Connecticut
Date/Time: Monday September 27th , 4pm-8pm (NYC Time)
Internet Streams: www.wvof.org
www.upperroomwithjoekelley.com

Listen in to the "Upper Room with Joe Kelley" this Monday Sept. 27th as he welcomes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Mavis Staples for an in-depth interview and music special. Mavis Staples recently released a new CD, "Have a Little Faith" on Alligator Records. The CD has already garnered critical acclaim and worldwide airplay. Staples will embark on a fall/winter tour and highlights include concerts in Boston and New York City with Al Green in October.

Mavis Staples possesses one of the most recognizable and treasured voices in contemporary music. From her early days sharing lead vocals with her groundbreaking family gospel group, The Staple Singers, to her storied solo recordings, Mavis Staples is an inspirational force in modern popular culture and music. A veteran of the music scene for over 40 years--a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and included on VH1's list of 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll--Staples (with The Staple Singers and on her own) is responsible for blazing a rhythm & blues trail while never relinquishing her gospel roots, influencing artists from Bob Dylan to Prince (who dubbed her "the epitome of soul") in the process. Appearances alongside everyone from the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Bill Cosby to Presidents Kennedy, Carter and Clinton to musicians Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, Santana and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and recording sessions with Bob Dylan, Los Lobos, Aretha Franklin and so many others barely scratch the surface of her accomplishments.

Mavis Staples recorded her first solo album for the famed Stax label in 1969. After another Stax release, Only For The Lonely, in 1970, she released a soundtrack album, A Piece Of The Action, on Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label. A 1984 album (also self-titled) preceded two albums under the direction of rock megastar Prince: 1989's Time Waits For No One, followed by 1993's The Voice. Her most recent release, 1996's Spirituals & Gospel: A Tribute To Mahalia Jackson, is a moving song cycle honoring Jackson, a very close family friend.

During her career Staples has appeared in many films and television shows, including The Last Waltz, Graffiti Bridge, Wattstax, New York Undercover, Soul Train, and The Cosby Show. Her music has been sampled by some of the biggest selling hip-hop artists, including Salt 'N' Pepa, Ice Cube and Ludacris. Mavis has recorded with a wide variety of musicians, from her close friend Bob Dylan (with whom she was nominated for a 2003 Grammy© Award in the "Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals" category for their duet on Gotta Change My Way Of Thinking from the album Gotta Serve Somebody--The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan) to The Band, Ray Charles, Nona Hendryx, George Jones, Natalie Merchant, Ann Peebles, Delbert McClinton and many others. She has provided vocals on current albums by Los Lobos and Dr. John, and she appears on recent tribute albums to Johnny Paycheck, Stephen Foster and Johnny Cash.

The "Upper Room with Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault" radio show has been on the air since 1982. The program is featured on radio, internet and television. Besides its live Monday WVOF broadcast, the show can be heard 24/7 online at www.upperroomwithjoekelley.com. Earlier this year, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer PRINCE featured the "Upper Room" on his official web site www.npgmusicclub.com.

For all the latest Mavis Staples info and CD ordering, please go to www.alligator.com

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Messagepar Funkygirl » 22/09/04 15:10

Great great news... Don't miss that !!!

Crazy day today... Only good news

Tourlou Sister Gi :wink:

JoeKelley fev 2005 a écrit :From Alligator Records- www.alligator.com

So...is everyone ready for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards? I hope so becauseall should prepare for the upcoming MAVIS STAPLES TRIFECTA! Sunday and Monday of next week (2/13 & 2/14) will showcase Mavis before an immense audience! Mavis will be seen by more than 50
million people!

On Monday, February 14th, the night following the Grammy Awards,
Mavis will perform the title track from Have a Little Faith
on The Tonight Show!

On Sunday, February 13th, Mavis will be performing as part of the
biggest musical production of the Grammy Awards - alongside Kanye West, John Legend and the Blind Boys of Alabama .Also on Sunday, The Staple Singers will receive a long-overdue Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Recording Academy during the Grammy Awards
broadcast!! On top of that, Mavis is nominated for a Grammy Award for her duet with Dr. John on the song "Lay My Burden Down," from Dr. John's
N'awlinz Dis Dat Or D'udda. Mavis is also the featured artist performing "Hard Times Come Again No More" from the
Grammy nominated album Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster.
Funkygirl ==> I'm a White Free Passionated Funkateer and I'm Proud !

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