In her Seventies, gospel-r&B legend Mavis Staples has emerged as perhaps the hardest working singer of her generation, releasing more albums of original material over the past decade (five, and counting) than even her famously prolific contemporary Willie Nelson. Beginning with the rebirth of 2010’s You Are Not Alone, Staples has cycled through a series of taste-making producers (Jeff Tweedy, M Ward), and a host of younger songwriters to create material that fits her prophetic voice.
On her new album, We Get By, Ben Harper serves as Mavis’ newest collaborator,...
On her new album, We Get By, Ben Harper serves as Mavis’ newest collaborator,...
- 5/22/2019
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
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