"From small country churches to the stages of the civil rights movement to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Mavis Staples' career has spanned more than 60 years. The gospel legend has shown no interest in retirement. Her new album, One True Vine, is her second collaboration with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. "It's a totally different CD," Staples tells NPR's Neal Conan."
"One True Vine includes "I Like the Things About Me," a song in which her dad used to sing the lead. Staples says it was a challenge to sing his part: "Pops, he was a singer's singer. I loved to hear my father sing. He just was so laid-back and cool. I always wished I could sing like Pops." She says her father taught her to just sing from her heart and let it flow. "Just be Mavis," he used to say."
Mavis Staples has performed for over sixty years, singing in small country churches, civil rights stages, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. One True Vine is her second full-length collaboration with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and marks a return to her gospel beginnings. The album includes a song her father, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, used to lead, which Staples found challenging to sing. Her father taught her to sing from the heart with the mantra "Just be Mavis." Sister Yvonne continues to provide backup vocals, preserving the family's vocal presence onstage.
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