After a long career on the gospel circuit – Martin Luther King Jr. was a notable fan of the Staple Singers' gospel work – the group pivoted towards a mainstream R&B audience. They scored 10 top 10 R&B hits over the course of the 1970s, including now canonical singles like “I'll Take You There” and …
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Yvonne Staples of Staple Singers Dead at 80
