Mavis Staples, the first lady of resistance, is set to release Mavis Staples Live: Hope At The Hideout on November 4th of this year. Fitting that Mavis' record should come out the same day that one of the most momentous elections in U.S history will be decided, as her dedication to social justice and freedom spans over 40 years of modern history; first as lead singer of the Staples Singers, where her voice became the living soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement , continuing through to 2007 when she won a Free Speech award created to honor artists that have incited discussion and worked against the status quo through their music and their actions...
Give it a listen & read more: antilabelblog.com, http://anti.com/artists/view/44/Mavis_Staples, & http://www.myspace.com/mavisstaplesmusicÂ