Il est impossible de confondre la voix grave et granuleuse de Mavis Staples, v\u00e9ritable tr\u00e9sor national. Qu\u2019il s\u2019agisse d\u2019un enregistrement des ann\u00e9es 1950 avec les Staple Singers ou d\u2019un titre solo capt\u00e9 plus d\u2019un demi-si\u00e8cle plus tard, la voix de Mavis est instantan\u00e9ment reconnaissable, capable d\u2019\u00e9lever l\u2019\u00e2me et d\u2019inspirer tous ceux qui l\u2019entendent.
Mavis a grandi musicalement au sein du groupe familial, les Staple Singers, dirig\u00e9 par son p\u00e8re, Roebuck \u00ab Pops \u00bb Staples. Ensemble, ils ont su marier gospel et musique profane comme nul autre, devenant \u00e0 la fois des vedettes populaires et des figures respect\u00e9es du mouvement des droits civiques. De 1955 \u00e0 1975, ils ont sign\u00e9 huit succ\u00e8s dans le Top 40 am\u00e9ricain, dont les incontournables I’ll Take You There et Let’s Do It Again, tous interpr\u00e9t\u00e9s par Mavis, ce qui leur a valu le surnom de \u00ab plus grands faiseurs de tubes de Dieu \u00bb. (La compilation The Ultimate Staple Singers: A Family Affair 1955-1984, parue en 2004, offre un excellent aper\u00e7u de leur carri\u00e8re.)
En parall\u00e8le, Mavis a enregistr\u00e9 des albums solo de mani\u00e8re sporadique entre la fin des ann\u00e9es 1960 et les ann\u00e9es 1990. Mais c\u2019est dans les ann\u00e9es 2000 qu\u2019elle a r\u00e9ellement pris son envol en solo, avec une s\u00e9rie d\u2019albums marquants, dont You Are Not Alone, qui a atteint le sommet du palmar\u00e8s gospel de Billboard et remport\u00e9 le Grammy Award du meilleur album Americana en 2010.
La chanteuse a poursuivi sa lanc\u00e9e durant toute la d\u00e9cennie 2010 : elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019objet du documentaire hommage Mavis!, a remport\u00e9 un Grammy dans la cat\u00e9gorie American Roots pour See That My Grave Is Kept Clean, et a f\u00eat\u00e9 son 79e anniversaire sur sc\u00e8ne devant un public captiv\u00e9 \u00e0 Londres, captation publi\u00e9e en 2019 sous le titre Live in London.
Un concert joyeux de 2011 en compagnie de Levon Helm et de son groupe a \u00e9t\u00e9 publi\u00e9 \u00e0 titre posthume en 2022 sous le titre Carry Me Home. Le respect et l\u2019admiration que suscite Mavis Staples d\u00e9passent largement les fronti\u00e8res des genres musicaux, comme en t\u00e9moignent ses intronisations au Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, au Blues Hall of Fame, et au Gospel Music Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no mistaking the deep grainy contralto of national treasure Mavis Staples. Whether it’s a 1950s side with the Staple Singers, or a solo cut recorded over half-a-century later, Mavis’ voice is instantly identifiable, likely to lift the spirit and inspire anyone within earshot.
Mavis came up with her familial group, the Staple Singers. Led by her father, Roebuck “Pops” Staples, they balanced gospel and secular music like no one before or after them, and in the process became both stars and respected Civil Rights activists. With eight Top 40 pop singles through 1975, including the chart-topping “I’ll Take You There” and “Let’s Do It Again” — all of which were fronted by Mavis — they earned the title of “God’s greatest hitmakers.” (The 2004 collection The Ultimate Staple Singers: A Family Affair 1955-1984 is a fine sampler of their recording career.)
Outside the group, Mavis sporadically recorded solo albums from the tail-end of the ’60s through the ’90s. In the 2000s, she took full flight on her own with a spirited series of LPs highlighted by You Are Not Alone, which crowned Billboard’s gospel chart and won the 2010 Grammy award for Best Americana Album.
The singer’s roll continued throughout the 2010s, as she was the subject of the celebratory documentary Mavis!, won a Grammy in the American Roots field for “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean,” and spent her 79th birthday in front of a rapt overseas audience as heard on the 2019 set Live in London. A joyous 2011 performance in which she was joined by Levon Helm and his band received a belated release on 2022’s Carry Me Home. Further proof of Mavis’ high regard and broad appeal is in her inductions into the Rock & Roll, Blues, and Gospel Music halls of fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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