Mavis Staples Archives

Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples will play dates together in Sydney and Melbourne for Bluesfest Touring in April as well as the Bluesfest Festival in Byron Bay.

Prince’s extraordinary career is going to be celebrated in a mammoth all-star gig featuring a load of artists from all corners of the musical spectrum.

Mavis Staples, Rhiannon Giddens and The Cat Empire lead a United Nations of artists for Womadelaide 2020.

Melbourne’s 2020 Zoo Twilights roster is up with both an all-star Australian and International line-up including Randy Newman, Icehouse, Mavis Staples and 10CC.

Norah Jones and Mavis Staples have teamed up for a song ‘I’ll Be Gone’.

Mavis Staples will perform one Bluesfest sideshow in 2020 and Brisbane has scored it.

The new Sheryl Crow song from her upcoming album Threads is a duet with Joe Walsh.

Major new titles coming this week from: Primal Scream (GH), The Waterboys, Mavis Staples, Sting, Christie Lamb, Vince Jones, Middle Kids, Hayden Thorpe, Flying Lotus, Justin Townes Earle and the soundtracks for ‘Aladdin’ and Elton John’s biopic ‘Rocketman’.

Sheryl Crow has used the full force of her telephone contacts to bring in some of the biggest and most legendary names for her new album Threads. She has unveiled rehearsal footage of her new song ‘Live Wire’ with Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples.

Mavis Staples next album ‘We Get By’ was produced by Ben Harper.

Mavis Staples will release her first live album ‘Live In London’ in a decade in February.

Bluesfest has revealed its second major announcement for 2018 with Paul Kelly, David Gray and Gary Clark Jr leading the line-up.

R&B, Soul and Gospel legend Mavis Staples has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Delta State University.

Major new titles coming this week from: Paloma Faith, Eros Ramazzotti, Jeff Lynne (live), Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, Iron Maiden (live), Green Day (GH), Sia (Xmas), Mavis Staples, Morrissey, Madness (GH), Black Sabbath (live), Sol3 Mio (Xmas), Nathaniel Rateliff (live), Bob Seger, Jaden Smith, Tove Lo and Sharon Jones.

The Blues Hall of Fame has named seven new members for 2017 along with inductees for albums, singles and literature.

The Kennedy Center Honors held their annual gala on Sunday night, honoring James Taylor, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples, Martha Argerich and the Eagles.

It should come as no surprise to the members of the Eagles that they have been selected to receive the Kennedy Center Honors.

Soul legend Mavis Staples kicked off her second weekend Coachella festival set with a tribute to Prince on Friday.

Bob Dylan will release his 37th studio album, Fallen Angels, on May 20 and, to promote the new set, has announced a new list of tour dates.

Nick Cave has written a song for the new Mavis Staples album ‘Livin’ On A High Note’.

Mavis Staples has recorded Nick Cave’s ‘Jesus Lay Down Beside Me’ for her next album ‘Livin’ On A High Note’.

The legendary Mavis Staples will perform at Farm Aid this year.

The legendary Mavis Staples will release the four song EP ‘My Good Fortune’ in April.

Bluesfest acts The Gipsy Kings, David Gray, Jimmy Cliff, Jake Shimabukuro, Michael Franti, The Beat, Mavis Staples and Angelique Kidjo will perform sideshows around Australia.

Bluesfest will announce the first round of artists next Tuesday, August 27.

Conan O’Brien welcomed the legendary Mavis Staples to his show this week.

Never before have so many major music names been in Australia at one time. Without question, Australia is the music centre of the universe right now and that is with thanks to three people … Peter Noble, Michael Chugg and Rob Potts.

The Recording Academy has announced that Elton John, Mavis Staples, Mumford and Sons, Zac Brown and Britney Howard of the Alabama Shakes will be doing a special salute to the late Levon Helm of the Band on this Sunday’s Grammy Awards.