Talk:Mavis Staples

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Mavis Beacon is named for her, selon that article. Carolynparrishfan 22:44, 18 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Birth Date[edit]

Her birthday was listed as Jan 1, 1940 originally, and someone changed it to July 11, 1940 without a citation. On IMDB, her birthday is listed as July 10, 1939. Mavis on IMDB Does anyone know for sure? --Faith healer 17:59, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Neutrality dispute[edit]

Some paragraphs of this article are biased in their phrasing. One of the images of the "torrential downpour" concert" didn't show Staples clearly at all. The tone was an adulatory one. Please edit this article to enforce a neutral point of view. Otherwise, it's a fine article. :) -- David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) 20:33, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what the weather was like on that night, but I cannot see how it would have any influence on either her life or career. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Redcalx (talk • contribs) 23:50, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Adulatory? Mavis Staples has one of the most incredible voices in 20th Century music, first recorded when she was 14 years old and then continuously worked and recorded for the last 54 years, has collaborated with highly significant musicians and has also had achievements outside of music. These are quite an accomplishment and I can see why a discussion of achievement may appear positive. nic dolby nicdolby@gmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.94.144.34 (talk) 07:49, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

However good she is, phrases like "evolved from enormously popular gospel singers (with recordings on United and Riverside as well as Vee-Jay) to become the most spectacular and influential spirituality-based group in America" read like a record company puff-piece. It is not objective, it is not verifiable (at least not using information contained within the article) and it is therefore not appropriate. If a reputable primary source has described her or her group in that manner, quote them. If not, it's just the author's opinion, and the author of an encyclopedia article is not entitled to put their opinion on show in it. 203.173.160.11 (talk) 06:03, 26 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As best as I can remember the actual facts of the piece are quite correct, but the prose is a bit on the purple side. The must be a better way of saying "spectacular and influential spirituality-based". No one outside of Madison Ave. talks like that.

It could also do with being put into chronological order. Deke42 (talk) 11:11, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here's a photo of Staples from 1974: please ID the sisters[edit]

Which one is Mavis? I'd like to know about that before adding this photo to the article. Andrewlp1991 (talk) 00:54, 26 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

She's on the far right. Existancesin (talk) 17:17, 16 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yvonne (L), Cleotha (C) Mavis (R) ~ К3вину (RSVP) (What) 21:50, 10 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment[edit]

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Mavis Staples/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

The Mavis Staples biography appears to be wholly copied from the allmusicguide (follow the link in the sources), with just a few cosmetic changes (some adjectives have been removed, etc.). WMonheit 20:29, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 20:29, 9 March 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 23:30, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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Mavis Staples (album)[edit]

Mavis Staples is the debut album by American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist, Mavis Staples. It was released on the Volt label, part of Stax Records in 1969.

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Track Listing:

1. Until I Met You 2. Sweet Things You Do 3. The Choking Kind 4. You're Driving Me (To The Arms Of A Stranger) 5. A House Is Not A Home 6. Security 7. Son Of A Preacher Man 8. Pick Up The Pieces 9. Chained 10. Good To Me 11. You Send Me

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