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Mavis Staples is….Funny!
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Okay, we all know Mavis Staples (The Staples Singers) is one of the best R&B/Gospel singers of the last 50 years, hands down. A voice like warm honey and wine, with a little Brillo pad in there when she wants to use it.
But who knew she was hilarious?
Yesterday, by chance I tuned in to NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” and caught her cracking everybody up with stories about her low voice, Bob Dylan proposing marriage, working with Martin Luther King, and Barack Obama.
It’s a great 17 minute joyride, and I highly recommend it for the amusement of your own personal self. The other ladies on the program (Carrie Fisher, and national opera treasure Fredericka von Stade) will also make you smile out loud.
Check it out!
July 14th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Look for the show dated May 23,2009…I found it by following “Previous Show” Links: find them by scrolling to the bottom of the screen.