for me, it's a very good and unexpected news.
There is a new a Pops Staples album, recorded just before his death in 2000. It was conducted by his daughter Mavis. Thus it's almost a Staples Singers one !

Here is the story in NPR with a first listen
npr.org

There is also an article in the New Yorker
newyorker.com.

I always loved the Staples and I still do with these songs.

Any other connections with the Stones other the Last Time line ?

no one loves the Staples Singers ?

Lots of love for the Staples here!

Remember years ago I received Be Altitude: Respect yourself as a birthday present and was an immediate addict. Still trying to find a decent way to play it with my band.

From what I was able to hear, this will be a great release!

C

Thanks Liddas for the message.
It's clear that the Stax years were higlights !

The Staple Singers Respect Yourself Live Filmed Performance 1972
video: [www.youtube.com]

UNCUT March 2015



ROCKMAN

merci Monsieur Rockman !
great read

Nice work by Jeff Tweedy, 1 of my faves, on putting this together.

Thanks for the info , Rockman.
Jeroen

Bob Dylan on the Staple Singers on Febr. 6th, 2015:

"Pervis Staples and the Staple Singers - long before they were on Stax they were on Epic and they were one of my favorite groups of all time. I met them all in ‘62 or ‘63. They heard my songs live and Pervis wanted to record three or four of them and he did with the Staples Singers. They were the type of artists that I wanted recording my songs."


Taken from here:

[bigozine2.com]

I love the staples on Vee Jay....a little less on stax but I still love em.

I love the Vee Jay years too.
One of my fave, Hammer and Nails

video: [www.youtube.com]