playing on six of her albums. He also earned credits working with Paul McCartney, Elton John, Phil Collins and Eric Clapton, among many others, and was a member of Simple Minds in the '80s. "Everybody wanted to work with him because he was such ...
The Staple Singers — quite literally a family affair of a band — first began performing in public in 1948. At that time, Mavis Staples was just nine years old. Now, over 70 years later, she's the last surviving member of the group, and she continues to sing live in her mid '80s....