Lets Do It Again Staple Singers Instrumental Only
| The Staple Singers | |
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 The Staple Singers with Soul Train host Don Cornelius in 1974. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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| Years active | 1948–1994 |
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| Past members | Roebuck "Pops" Staples Cleotha Staples Mavis Staples Pervis Staples Yvonne Staples |
The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (Dec 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the grouping with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 – February 21, 2013),[1] Pervis (November eighteen, 1935 – May 6, 2021),[ii] [3] and Mavis (b. 1939). Yvonne (October 23, 1937 – April 10, 2018)[four] [v] replaced her brother when he was drafted into the U.South. Army, and again in 1970. They are all-time known for their 1970s hits "Respect Yourself", "I'll Take You There", "If Yous're Gear up (Come Go with Me)", and "Let's Do It Again". While the family name is Staples, the grouping used "Staple" commercially.
History [edit]
Outset child to Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his wife Oceola Staples, Cleotha was born in Drew, Mississippi, in 1934.[half-dozen] Two years later, Roebuck moved his family from Mississippi to Chicago.[1] Roebuck and Oceola's children, son Pervis and daughters, Mavis and Yvonne, were born in Chicago.[6] Roebuck worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants while his family of iv children grew upward.[seven] The family began actualization in Chicago-area churches in 1948.[4] Their first public singing appearance was at the Mount Zion Church, Chicago, where Roebuck's brother, the Rev. Chester Staples, was pastor.[viii]
They signed their first professional contract in 1952.[9] During their early career, they recorded in an acoustic gospel-folk style with various labels: United Records, Vee-Jay Records (their "Uncloudy Day" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" were best sellers), Checker Records, Riverside Records, then Epic Records in 1965. "Uncloudy Day" was an early influence on Bob Dylan, who said of it in 2015, "It was the virtually mysterious thing I'd ever heard... I'd think about them even at my school desk...Mavis looked to be nearly the same historic period as me in her picture (on the comprehend of "Uncloudy Twenty-four hour period")...Her singing just knocked me out...And Mavis was a bully singer—deep and mysterious. And even at the young age, I felt that life itself was a mystery."[ten]
The Staples' motility to Epic had a run of albums, including the live in-church Freedom Highway album produced past Billy Sherrill; the championship track of which was a civil rights motion protest song penned by Pops Staples. It was on Epic that the Staple Singers developed a way more than accessible to mainstream audiences, with "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "For What It'due south Worth" (Stephen Stills) in 1967. In 1968, the Staple Singers signed to Stax Records and released 2 albums with Steve Cropper—Soul Folk in Action and Nosotros'll Get Over, Pervis returning for them.[11] After Cropper left Stax, Al Bong produced their recordings, conducting the rhythm sessions at the famed Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and cutting the overdubs himself with engineer/musician Terry Manning at Memphis'south Ardent Studios,[12] moving in a more than funk and soul direction.
"For most of this decade, Roebuck Staples—born December 28, 1914, virtually One Year & two weeks after Frank Sinatra—has been the oldest performer with direct access to the hit parade by some xx-five years, and so hither's your gamble to mind your elders. It's Mavis's lowdown, occasionally undefined growl that dominates, of form; you should hear how secular she gets with an O.V. Wright blues that got buried on The Staple Swingers. But Pops's unassuming moralism sets the tone and his guitar assures the menstruum."
—The Best of the Staples Singers review in Christgau'south Record Guide: Stone Albums of the Seventies (1981)[13]
The Staple Singers' first Stax hit was "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)" in early 1971. Their late 1971 recording of "Respect Yourself", written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice, peaked at number two on the Billboard R&B chart and number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both hits sold over one million copies and were each awarded a aureate disc by the Recording Manufacture Association of America.[14] The song'due south theme of self-empowerment had universal appeal, released in the period immediately following the intense American civil rights movement of the 1960s. In 1972, "I'll Have You There" topped both Billboard charts.[15] In 1973, "If Yous're Ready (Come Become With Me)" reached number nine on the Hot 100 and number one on the R&B chart.
After Stax'due south 1975 bankruptcy, The Staple Singers signed to Curtis Mayfield's label, Curtom Records, and released "Allow'south Do It Once more", produced by Mayfield; the song became their 2nd number-one pop hit in the U.S., and the album was also successful. In 1976, they collaborated with The Ring for their pic The Last Waltz, performing on the vocal "The Weight" (which The Staple Singers had previously covered on their first Stax anthology). Still, they were not able to regain their momentum, releasing only occasional minor hits. The 1984 album Turning Bespeak featured a cover of the Talking Heads' "Slippery People", which reached the Top five on the Dance chart. In 1994, they again performed the vocal "The Weight" with land music artist Marty Stuart for MCA Nashville's Rhythm, Country and Blues compilation, somewhat re-establishing an audience. The song "Respect Yourself" was used by Spike Lee in the soundtrack to his movie Crooklyn, made in 1994.
Pops Staples died of complications from a concussion suffered in December 2000.[sixteen] Cleotha Staples died in Chicago on February 21, 2013, at the age of 78, after suffering from Alzheimer's illness for over a decade.[17] Mavis Staples has continued to carry on the family tradition and continues to add her vocal talents to both the projects of other artists and her own solo ventures. She appeared at Glastonbury in 2015[18] and 2019,[nineteen] and her 2016 album Livin' on a High Note includes a simple acoustic version of a Martin Luther Male monarch sermon in the track "MLK Song".[20] Yvonne Staples died on April 10, 2018, at the age of eighty.[21] Pervis Staples died of a sudden in his dwelling in Dolton, Illinois, on May half dozen, 2021, at the age of 85.[22]
Documentary [edit]
The 2015 documentary film Mavis! recounts the history of The Staple Singers and follows Mavis Staples' solo career subsequently Pops Staples' expiry. Directed by Jessica Edwards, the film premiered at the 2015 S by Southwest Pic Festival and was circulate by HBO in February 2016.[23]
Awards [edit]
The Staple Singers were inducted into the Stone and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999[24] and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2018.[25] They were likewise honored with a marking on the Mississippi Blues Trail in Drew, Mississippi.[26] In 2005, the grouping was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Honour.[27]
Discography [edit]
Early albums [edit]
- A Gospel Program (with The Caravans) (Gospel/Savoy MG-3001, 1958)
- Uncloudy 24-hour interval (Vee Jay VJLP-5000, 1959)
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Vee Jay VJLP-5008, 1960)
- Swing Low (Vee Jay VJLP-5014, 1961)
- Hammer and Nails (Riverside RLP-3501, 1962)
- The 20-Fifth Day of December (Riverside RLP-3513, 1962)
- This Land (Riverside RM-3524, 1963)
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Vee Jay VJLP-5030, 1963)
- Amen! (Epic BN-26132, 1965)
- Freedom Highway (Epic BN-26163, 1965)
- This Petty Light (Riverside RM-3527, 1965)
- Why (Epic BN-26196, 1966)
- Pray On (Ballsy BN-26237, 1967)
- For What It'south Worth (Epic BN-26332, 1967)
- What the Earth Needs Now is Love (Epic BN-26373, 1968)
- Soul Folk in Action (Stax STS-2004, 1968)
- Nosotros'll Become Over (Stax STS-2016, 1969)
Source:[28]
Charted albums [edit]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United states of america [29] | U.s. R&B [29] | Tin can [30] | |||
| 1971 | The Staple Swingers | 117 | 9 | — | Stax |
| 1972 | Be Altitude: Respect Yourself | 19 | 3 | 72 | |
| 1973 | Exist What You Are | 102 | thirteen | — | |
| 1974 | City in the Sky | 125 | thirteen | — | |
| 1975 | Allow'south Do Information technology Again | 20 | 1 | 87 | Curtom |
| 1976 | Pass It On | 155 | 20 | — | Warner Bros. |
| 1977 | Family Tree | — | 58 | — | |
| 1978 | Unlock Your Listen | — | 34 | — | |
| 1984 | Turning Bespeak | — | 43 | — | Private I |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were non released. | |||||
Charted singles [edit]
| Year | Championship | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [29] | US R&B [29] | AUS [31] | CAN [30] | U.k. [32] | ||
| 1967 | "Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)" | 95 | — | — | — | — |
| "For What It'southward Worth" | 66 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | "Love Is Plentiful" | — | 31 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | "Heavy Makes You lot Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)" | 27 | 6 | — | lx | — |
| "You've Got to Earn It" | 97 | 11 | — | — | — | |
| "Respect Yourself" | 12 | 2 | — | 17 | — | |
| 1972 | "I'll Take You There" | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | xx |
| "This World" | 38 | vi | — | 85 | — | |
| 1973 | "Oh La De Da" | 33 | 4 | — | — | — |
| "Be What You Are" | 66 | 18 | — | — | — | |
| "If You're Ready (Come up Become with Me)" | nine | 1 | — | 79 | 34 | |
| 1974 | "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" | 23 | 3 | — | 33 | — |
| "City in the Sky" | 79 | 4 | — | — | — | |
| "My Master Man" | 76 | eighteen | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | "Let's Practise It Over again" | 1 | one | 97 | 7 | — |
| 1976 | "New Orleans" | 70 | 4 | — | 84 | — |
| "Love Me, Love Me, Dearest Me" | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | "Sweeter Than the Sweet" | — | 52 | — | — | — |
| "See a Fiddling Further (Than My Bed)" | — | 77 | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | "I Honestly Love You" | — | 68 | — | — | — |
| "Unlock Your Listen" | — | sixteen | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | "Chica Boom" | — | 82 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | "H-A-T-E (Don't Live Hither Anymore)" | — | 46 | — | — | — |
| "Slippery People" | 109 | 22 | — | — | 78 | |
| "This Is Our Night" | — | 50 | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | "Are You Ready?" | — | 39 | — | — | — |
| "Nobody Can Go far on Their Own" | — | 89 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did non chart or were not released. | ||||||
References [edit]
- ^ a b Cleotha Staples Obituary Legacy.com accessdate July 20, 2018
- ^ Blistein, Jon (12 May 2021). "Staple Singers Co-Founder Pervis Staples Dead at 85". Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Traub, Alex (14 May 2021). "Pervis Staples, Who Harmonized With the Staple Singers, Dies at 85". Nytimes.com . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Stack, Liam (11 April 2018). "Yvonne Staples, Member and Manager of the Staple Singers, Dies at fourscore". The New York Times. p. A25. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ O'Donnell, Maureen. "Yvonne Staples of the Staples Singers dies at 80". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ a b Cleotha Staples: Singer with the Staples Singers, The Contained, accessdate July 20, 2018
- ^ Gary Kramer, Liner notes to Riverside fifty.p. Hammer and Nails, 1962.
- ^ H.R.R. Liner notes to original Vee Jay l.p. Uncloudy Twenty-four hour period, 1959.
- ^ Preiser, David (2002). Uncloudy Day [CD liner notes]. New York: Koch Jazz.
- ^ Interview with Bob Dylan. i newspaper (London) February 3rd 2015
- ^ Liner notes to Stax LPs Soul Folk in Activity, 1968 and We'll Get Over, 1969
- ^ Rob Bowman Stax: 50th Ceremony Celebration (Beverly Hills) 2007, and see as well Rob Bowman, Soulsville USA: The Story of Stax Records in that location cited.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: South". Christgau's Record Guide: Stone Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN089919026X . Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Volume of Golden Discs (2d ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 303. ISBN0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Billboard Publications Inc. Billboard R&B/Soul and Billboard Hot 100 charts, ten.9.1971 and 4.1.1972, cited by Rob Bowman, above.
- ^ "R&B pioneer Pops Staples dies". 2000-12-21. Retrieved 2020-12-02 .
- ^ Obituaries, The New York Times, February 24, 2013; The Guardian newspaper (London), February 24, 2013.
- ^ "Glastonbury 2015 - Mavis Staples". BBC Music Events . Retrieved 2020-12-02 .
- ^ "Glastonbury 2019 - Mavis Staples". BBC Music Events . Retrieved 2020-12-02 .
- ^ The Times newspaper, (London), February nineteen, 2016.
- ^ "Yvonne Staples of the Staple Singers dead at 80". suntimes.com.
- ^ Limbong, Andrew (2021-05-13). "Pervis Staples, Founding Member Of The Staple Singers, Dies At Historic period 85". NPR. Retrieved 2021-05-13 .
- ^ "Critic reviews for Mavis!". metacritic.com. Feb 28, 2016. Retrieved January three, 2020.
- ^ "Inductee Explorer - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". rockhall.com.
- ^ "Staple Singers". Gospel Music Hall of Fame . Retrieved Apr 5, 2018.
- ^ "Staple Singers". Mississippi Blues Trail.
- ^ "Staple Singers". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-12-02 .
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Pop Music, p. 3105 0857125958 Colin Larkin - 2011.
- ^ a b c d "United states of america Charts > Staple Singers". Billboard . Retrieved Nov xviii, 2012.
- ^ a b "CAN Charts > Staple Singers". RPM . Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Nautical chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.Due west.: Australian Chart Book. p. 290. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Dafydd Rees, Barry Lazell & Roger Osborne forty Years of New Musical Express Charts (London) 1992. Entries for June 17, 1972, & July six, 1974.
External links [edit]
- The Staple Singers at VH1
- The Staple Singers at AllMusic
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Staple_Singers
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