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For the little girl with the big voice from the South Side of Chicago, it’s been an unforgettable journey. Mavis Staples has been singing since the 1940s. She was nominated for her first Grammy in ...

Singer Mavis Staples is 76 years old, but still remembers vividly the first time she ever performed with her family in public. "I was 8," she says from Los Angeles. "We went and sang at my Aunt ...

Neko Case and Mavis Staples both have glorious voices that can stop you in your tracks, and when they’ve got you in their grip, they both make sure to impart serious ideas about what it means to be ...

Mavis Staples at Farm Aid at the First Merit Bank Pavillion at Northerly Island on September 19th, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Photo: Paul Natkin/Getty Images “I’ve ...

Soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples plays our game called "Hello, I'm looking for a dozen highlighter pens in a fluorescent green." Originally broadcast Dec. 20, 2008. BILL KURTIS, BYLINE: From NPR ...

Jay Leno is glad he stayed committed to wife Mavis. The former "Tonight Show" host discussed staying true to his vows and being a dedicated caretaker to Mavis Leno, 78, amid her "advanced" dementia ...

Mavis and Jay Leno in 2014. Mavis Leno's court-appointed attorney says the 77-year-old philanthropist sometimes struggles to recognize her husband. (John Shearer / Invision / Associated Press) An ...

Mavis Staples could've retired in good conscience years ago. But slowing down isn't her style. With her father, sisters and brother as The Staple Singers, her gospel songs scored the civil rights ...

Jay Leno shared that his wife, Mavis, who is battling advanced dementia, has "still got the fire" that defined her long before her diagnosis. The 75-year-old former late-night host has been married to ...

Welcome to the first edition of Friday 5. This is a feature post that I plan on airing regularly to briefly highlight five apps each week. These don’t necessarily have to be new apps or popular apps, ...

In the early 1960s, the famed Chicago-based gospel outfit the Staples Singers were on tour when they went to see Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. preach. Afterward, back at their hotel, guitarist and ...