Mavis Staples: Her Father’s Daughter. A new recording!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130051633
Mavis Staples says her father, Roebuck “Pops” Staples, played a significant role in her development as a performer. The singer recalls his advice at an early performance, when she, at 13, felt it necessary to replicate the energy of a young gospel group who’d gone on before her.




