Mavis Staples is still making music—and history—as one of the most recognizable voices in the world. She rose to fame as a member of her family’s band the Staple Singers, of which she is the last surviving member. She has been inducted into several halls of fame (blues, rock, and gospel) and holds multiple Grammys.

Known for her civil rights activism, her music shares powerful messages through her rhythm and blues roots and her expansive musical heritage.

More than seventy years after a high-school a cappella teacher tried and failed to change her singing style, Mavis Staples has one of the most recognizable voices in the world.

With the Staple Singers, Mavis helped create the literal soundtrack for the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, and opened for Martin Luther King, Jr. at his rallies. Mavis has spent a lifetime standing up for those people the most powerful among us would like to beat down.

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