Aaron Neville, Michael McDonald, Gregg Allman & Others Pay Tribute to Gospel Artist Mavis Staples in Concert

On November 19, 2014, an all-star lineup of musicians including Gregg Allman, Aaron Neville, Taj Mahal, Eric Church, Michael McDonald, Patty Griffin and more will salute Staples during the I'll Take You There - Celebrating 75 Years of Mavis Staples tribute concert.The concert is being put together by the same team that organized past tributes to Levon Helm, Gregg Allman and Dr. John. The 75-year old Staples is expected to take part in many musical collaborations throughout the course of the evening.
Born in 1939 in Chicago, Mavis Staples achieved wide recognition as lead singer for the Staple Singers. She first recorded solo for Stax subsidiary Volt in 1969. Subsequent efforts included a Curtis Mayfield-produced soundtrack on Curtom, a disappointing nod to disco for Warner in 1979, a misguided stab at electro-pop with Holland-Dozier-Holland in 1984, and an uneven album for Paisley Park. Staples has a rich contralto voice that has neither the range of Aretha Franklin nor the power of Patti LaBelle. Her otherworldly power comes instead from a masterful command of phrasing and a deep-seated sensuality expressed through timbre manipulation. Both the Staple Singers and Mavis found fresh audiences stemming from their participation on the CD Rhythm Country and Blues, and in 1996 she issued Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson.
Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. EDT Monday through Ticketmaster and the Auditorium Theatre.
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