- You Are Not Alone · 2010
- We'll Never Turn Back · 2007
- We Get By · 2019
- If All I Was Was Black · 2017
- Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson · 1996
- One True Vine · 2013
- We'll Never Turn Back · 2007
- One True Vine · 2013
- I’ll Be Gone - Single · 2019
- One True Vine · 2013
- Mavis Staples I'll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration (Deluxe / Live) · 2017
- Boy Meets Girl: Classic Stax Duets · 1969
- Have a Little Faith · 2004
Essential Albums
Music Videos
- 2022
Artist Playlists
- Robust, ambitious, and affirming spiritual anthems from a legend like no other.
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
Appears On
More To Hear
- Jeff Tweedy, Son Little, Phil Cook, and more honor Mavis Staples.
- Playing music from the Detroit and Chicago legends.
- Playing music from the Detroit and Chicago legends.
- Playing music from the Detroit and Chicago legends.
- The gospel legend picks the 5 Best Songs on Apple Music.
- The legendary singer picks the 5 Best Songs in Apple Music.
- Resistance music feat. N.E.R.D, Priests, and Mavis Staples.
About Mavis Staples
There's no mistaking the deep grainy contralto of national treasure Mavis Staples. Whether it's a 1950s side with the Staple Singers or a solo cut recorded decades later, Mavis' voice is likely to lift the spirit and inspire anyone within earshot. She came up with her familial group, the Staple Singers, who balanced gospel and secular music, scoring eight Top 40 pop singles through 1975, including "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again." Outside the group, Mavis sporadically recorded solo albums from the tail end of the '60s through the '90s. In the 2000s, she took full flight on her own with a spirited series of LPs highlighted by You Are Not Alone, which won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Americana Album. A joyous 2011 performance in which she was joined by Levon Helm and his band received a belated release on 2022's Carry Me Home.
- HOMETOWN
- Chicago, IL, United States
- BORN
- July 10, 1939
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul