Portland, Oregon singer-songwriter Liz Vice never envisioned having a chart topping gospel/ r&b album (2015's There Is A Light), a record deal, …
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Legendary gospel, R&B, and blues singer Mavis Staples closes out the Live Oak Music Festival …
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“Oh mmm I know a place/ Ain't nobody cryin'/ Ain't no body worried,” Mavis Staples sings on “I'll Take You There.” She might as well be singing about …
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Legendary gospel, R&B, and blues singer Mavis Staples closes out the Live Oak Music Festival …
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HEADLINER | Boz Scaggs (Rock) There's a lot that goes into being Boz Scaggs, from singing with the Steve Miller Band to trying his hand in the R&B …
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Musician Bios: Saturday, June 23
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HEADLINER | Boz Scaggs (Rock) There's a lot that goes into being Boz Scaggs, from singing with the Steve Miller Band to trying his hand in the R&B …
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Musician Bios: Saturday, June 23
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There will also be plenty of hip-hop to be had, courtesy of rappers and … rap fans will tell you: There's something about recorded rap music that often …
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The 10 Best Concerts in Phoenix This Week
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He and his sister had R&B hits in the '90s with “Addictive Love,” “Lost Without You,” and a cover of “I'll Take You There,” along with earlier gospel hits …
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BeBe Winans puts his life onstage in the new musical 'Born for This'
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Another member of the gospel and R&B group from the 1970's, the Staple Singers, passed away this week. Their musical style was very reminiscent of the music of the decade, having well-known hits such as “Respect Yourself” (we still need to do that) and “I'll Take You There.” Both those songs made it …
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Five Things You Never Knew about the Staple Singers
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In the following year, the group's most recognized song “I'll Take You There” topped the Billboard R&B and Billboard Hot 100 charts. Another hit titled “Respect Yourself” peaked at the second and 12th spot on the Billboard R&B and Billboard Hot 100 charts respectively. “Let's Do It Again,” released in …
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Yvonne Staples, Singer and Manager of the Staple Singers, Dies at 80
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In early 1971, the Staples had their first major hit with “Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)” which went to 27 on the Hot 100 and 6 on the R&B charts. It started a chain of popular tracks including “Respect Yourself” (1971 / #12 Pop / #2 R&B ), “I'll Take You There” (1972 / #1 Pop / #1 R&B ), …
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RIP Yvonne Stapes of the Staple Singers 1939-2018
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The family group, which had its roots in the Gospel music scene in Chicago's black neighborhoods, had its heyday in the early 70s, topping the pop charts twice, with “I'll Take You There” and “Let's Do It Again.” They also topped the R&B chart and had crossover pop hits with “Respect Yourself” and “If …
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Yvonne Staples of The Staple Singers reportedly dies at 80
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THERE will be no discrimination against people who live in Kingston and St Andrew’s inner city communities who desire to seek employment when FLOW opens its new call centre in Jamaica soon, the company’s Managing Director Garfield “Garry” Sinclair has said.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — There were jitters among cambio operators yesterday after they were informed that their businesses islandwide could be shut down this month.
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Cambios facing total shutdown
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