80: Mavis Staples (July 10 birthday)

[judith]

Mavis Staples, July 10, 1939, Chicago

Pop Staples was so cool. Just listen to his little girl sing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjbEfyUl ... ed&search=

[nikki akinjinmi]

Judith, there is a young boy in the footage who I am fairly sure is one of the singers from the Voices Of East Harlem. They appear at the same concert and put in a very good performance too. Not wishing to take anything away from Mavis - she is a very engaging performer/ person.

[judith]

Nikki - the young boy with the radiant smile? Hard to forget a beautiful face such as his. Thank you for your information. I hadn't known much of anything about the Soul to Soul Concert (Ghana, 1971), so I wikipedia'd it For those who may also be interested:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_To_Soul_%28film%29

Here is a clip, sound only, of the Voices of East Harlem. Some might recognize this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7AZlSPu7Ok