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Mavis Staples on The Staple Singers

Fresh Air

Published January 17, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Singer Mavis Staples is best known for her part in The Staple Singers. The group will be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2005 Grammy Awards. We rebroadcast an interview with Staples from June 2, 1989.

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