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    Mavis Staples reflects on Hope, Barack Obama's election
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    It's not like it was really a question who Mavis Staples was pulling for in the election. And once it actually happened, releasing the former Staple S...
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    What It Is! featuring Mavis Staples, Booker T. & JJ Grey
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    their run with Mavis (which will carry them to Iowa City, IA, Milwaukee, WI and Minneapolis, MN). What It Is! Dates March 25 Fort Worth, TX Bass Perfo...
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    Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Producing New Album for Soul Legend Mavis Staples
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    Tweedy and Staples ... are working together at Wilco's Chicago studio, the Wilco Loft. And they've recruited a couple of other high-wattage singers to...
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    Wilco Announces Tour Dates as Jeff Tweedy Does Production for Mavis Staples
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    with the legendary Mavis Staples on her next album, due out on Anti- later this year. Wilco tour dates: March 22 - Miami, Fla. @ Jackie Gleason Theate...
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    Mavis Staples Tells All About Her New Album With Wilco's Jeff Tweedy
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    when the group ... of the songs for the title of the CD, "You Are Not Alone." He came to me with three songs and said, "Mavis, what do you think of do...
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    Mavis Staples On Forthcoming Album With Jeff Tweedy
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    reportedly album features Tweedy compositions alongside gospel traditionals, with Staples somewhat unfamiliar with the former until Tweedy came into t...
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    Jeff Tweedy And Mavis Staples Talk You Are Not Alone
    American Songwriter
    When worlds collide: check out this cool promo video, filmed inside the Wilco Loft in Chicago, of Jeff Tweedy and Mavis Staples discussing the Tweedy-...
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    News Roundup: Jack White's Freak Out, Jeff Tweedy And Mavis Staples, Jesse Harris, John Mellencamp
    American Songwriter
    the Night and Cosmo on August 24 and September 28, respectively. The former comes as the product of a 14-day recording session in the Bahamas. The lat...
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    Watch: Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy Cover Credence Clearwater Revival
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    Savior (traditional) 13 Too Close to Heaven / I'm on My Way to Heaven Anyhow (Prof. Alex E. Bradford Jr./Brad Pathway) ... Watch: Mavis Staples and Je...
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    Mavis Staples, Tweedy Do "Colbert", "Letterman"
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    are bringing to Washington, D.C. on October 30. Watch the interview and performance below. The night before, Tweedy and Staples also showed up on the ...
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    The Roots, Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, Others to Play Rally to Restore Sanity
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    In what is sure to be to one of the silliest rallies to ever befall Washington D.C. (second only to whatever Glenn Beck did a little while ago), John ...
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    News Roundup: Jack White's Freak Out, Jeff Tweedy And Mavis Staples, Jesse Harris, John Mellencamp
    American Songwriter
    Boys of Fall," from his September 28 release Hemingway's Whiskey, broke the Top 15 of country music radio. Apparently this is one of three-time CMA En...
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    Esperanza Spalding Defeats Bieber; The Black Keys, Mavis Staples, Béla Fleck Among Grammy Winners
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    "Hammerhead" Jeff Beck Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance "Helter Skelter" Paul McCartney Best Hard Rock Performance "New Fang" Them Crooked Vultures Be...
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    Esperanza Spalding Defeats Bieber; The Black Keys, Mavis Staples, Bela Fleck Among Grammy Winners
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    "Hammerhead" Jeff Beck Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance "Helter Skelter" Paul McCartney Best Hard Rock Performance "New Fang" Them Crooked Vultures Be...
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    Pickathon 2011 Lineup Led By Mavis Staples, The Sadies, Bill Callahan, Many More
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    Hubbard Vetiver Laura Veirs Brownout The Wilders The Sadies Richard Swift Pine Leaf Boys The Builders and The Butchers Danny Barnes Sonny & The Sunset...
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    Mavis Staples, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Danny Barnes Set for Pickathon
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    to appear at the Pickathon music festival. Other acts slated to appear include Damien Jurado, The Sadies, Danny Barnes, The Builders and The Butchers,...
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    Jeff Tweedy And Mavis Staples Talk You Are Not Alone
    American Songwriter
    When worlds collide: check out this cool promo video, filmed inside the Wilco Loft in Chicago, of Jeff Tweedy and Mavis Staples discussing the Tweedy-...
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    Jeff Tweedy And Mavis Staples On TV Tonight; Wilco Recording New Album
    American Songwriter
    Don't go kicking television just yet. Mavis Staples and producer/special guest Jeff Tweedy will perform on David Letterman tonight, and tomorrow, they...
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    News Roundup: Jack White's Freak Out, Jeff Tweedy And Mavis Staples, Jesse Harris, John Mellencamp
    American Songwriter
    White let loose on an audience at an invite-only Dead Weather show August 4. "F**k you, you hip motherf**kers! Why don't you rock the f**k out? Maybe ...
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    Behind The Lyric: Mavis Staples, "In Christ There Is No East Or West"
    American Songwriter
    of "The Angels" appeared in an 1876 book by J. B. T. Marsh called The Story of the Jubilee Singers with their Songs, celebrating Nashville, Tennesse's...
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    Mavis Staples to Ramble with Levon Helm
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    Mavis Staples will join Levon Helm at one of his Woodstock, NY Midnight Rambles this June. Though most of The Band drummer's Rambles take place on Sa...
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    Mavis Staples to Ramble with Levon Helm
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    Mavis Staples will join Levon Helm at one of his Woodstock, NY Midnight Rambles this June. Though most of The Band drummer's Rambles take place on Sa...
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    Mavis Staples, Los Lobos, Jorma Kaukonen Added to Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival
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    Memorial Music Festival. The three-day event will take place at Black Oak Ranch in Laytonville, CA from June 24-26. Other acts scheduled to appear inc...
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    Watch Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy Chat and Play Music at the Wilco Loft
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    As previously reported, Jeff Tweedy served as the producer of Mavis Staples' forthcoming album, You Are Not Alone. A new video of Staples and Tweedy i...
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    Jeff Tweedy And Mavis Staples On TV Tonight; Wilco Recording New Album
    American Songwriter
    Don't go kicking television just yet. Mavis Staples and producer/special guest Jeff Tweedy will perform on David Letterman tonight, and tomorrow, they...
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    Bumbershoot 2011: Hall & Oates, Ray LaMontagne, Mavis Staples, Leon Russell, Fitz and The Tantrums
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    In what is turning out to be an all-festival edition of the Jambands.com news today, Bumbershoot has announced its lineup. The festival will take plac...
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    Watch Mavis Staples and Colin Meloy Cover The Band
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    Festival has played host to countless legendary acts throughout its 53-year history. And while spontaneous collaborations aren't out of the ordinary a...
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    Mavis Staples and Nick Lowe Share "The Weight" with Wilco
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    pie graph breakdowns). Wilco also performed a self-described holiday version of "Outta Mind (Outta Sight)" complete with fake falling snow and their r...
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    Jazz Fest 2012: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Al Green, The Neville Brothers, The Eagles, Foo Fighters, My Morning Jacket, Levon Helm Band with Mavis Staples and Steve Earle
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    Drops, Chuck Leavell & Friends, Gary Clark Jr. and many additional artists, including a headliner yet to be announced. The second weekend's roster of ...
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    Buried Treasure: Wilco, Mavis Staples And Nick Lowe Rehearse The Weight
    American Songwriter
    How much money would you pay to be in this dressing room? During their recent run of shows in their hometown of Chicago, American Songwriter's 2011 Al...
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    Members of TV On the Radio, Mavis Staples and More to Join The Impressions for Curtis Mayfield Tribute
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    On July 20, Lincoln Center will host a tribute to the late Curtis Mayfield, the iconic Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall...
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    Umphrey's McGee, String Cheese Incident, Mavis Staples, Wilco and More Highlight The Hangout
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    often; however, there were complaints that the sound was horrible from the middle of the beach (VIP passes were definitely worth the splurge). Sunday ...
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    The Impressions, TV on the Radio, Mavis Staples, Sinead O'Connor, The Roots and More Pay Tribute to Curtis Mayfield
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    An all-star list of musicians including members The Roots and TV on the Radio, Sinead O'Connor, Mavis Staples, William Bell and more came together thi...
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    Preview Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples' Austin City Limits Episode
    American Songwriter
    What's better than a intimate gig with a music legend? An intimate gig with two music legends sharing the stage. Go behind the scenes of Bonnie Raitt ...
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    Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples & Sean Lennon to Perform on Colbert Report Tonight
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    Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples and Sean Lennon will join Stephen Colbert for a performance of the John Lennon holiday song "Happy Christmas...
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    Watch Mavis Staples, Sean Lennon, Jeff Tweedy and the Harlem Gospel Choir on The Colbert Report
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    In the spirit of the holiday season, The Colbert Report featured a performance filled with holiday cheer as Mavis Staples, Sean Lennon, Jeff Tweedy an...
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    Watch Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, Sean Lennon Sing "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" on "Colbert Report"
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    "The Colbert Report"'s Christmas Carol Week finished last night, as Stephen Colbert enlisted Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, Sean Lennon and the H...
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    Elton John, Mumford & Sons, Kenny Chesney, Ben Harper, Neil Young, Alabama Shakes, Jackson Browne, Mavis Staples, Sting, Eddie Vedder and Jim James to Honor Bruce Springsteen
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    Elton John, Mumford & Sons, Kenny Chesney, Ben Harper, Neil Young, Alabama Shakes, Jackson Browne, Mavis Staples, Sting, Eddie Vedder and Jim James wi...
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    Mavis Staples, Sharon Van Etten and Jonathan Richman Confirmed for the Nelsonville Music Festival
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    Hocking College, Robbins Crossing is made up of nineteenth century buildings that enable the visitor to step back into the shoes of the pioneers and e...
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    moe., Grace Potter, Gary Clark Jr., John Butler, Mavis Staples and More to Open For DMB
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    moe., Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Gary Clark Jr., John Butler Trio, O.A.R., Mavis Staples, JD McPherson, Head and the Heart, SOJA, Kool & The Gan...
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    Mavis Staples Announces New Jeff Tweedy-Produced Album One True Vine
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    In 2010, Mavis Staples released You Are Not Alone, the great LP produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. Now, Staples has announced One True Vine, out June 25...
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    Mavis Staples Releases Funkadelic Cover from Jeff Tweedy-Produced One True Vine
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    Legendary soul singer Mavis Staples announced her second collaboration with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy titled One True Vine to be released June 25 via Anti-....
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    Mavis Staples - "Can You Get to That" (Funkadelic Cover) (Feat. Jeff Tweedy)
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    Three years ago, the great Chicago soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples released You Are Not Alone, the comeback album that Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy...
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    Jeff Tweedy to Produce Mavis Staples' Next Album
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    Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy has produced Mavis Staples' latest studio album, One True Vine, which is due out on June 25 via Anti-. The follow-up to 201...
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    Celebrate Brooklyn 2013: Robert Plant, Beck, Guster, Ben Folds Five Mavis Staples, The Roots & Jim James
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    The schedule for this year's Celebrate Brooklyn! summer concert series has been revealed. Robert Plant presents the Sensational Space Shifters, The Ro...
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    Mavis Staples Summer Tour
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    "Mavis Staples"http://mavisstaples.com/ kicks off her summer tour this weekend at Napa, CA's BottleRock Napa Valley music festival. Staples will also ...
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    Mavis Staples Emarking on Summer Tour
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    "Mavis Staples"http://mavisstaples.com/ kicks off her summer tour this weekend at Napa, CA's BottleRock Napa Valley music festival. Staples will also ...
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