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Jon Batiste led a star-studded cast, including Mavis Staples, through the civil rights-themed set A Change Is Gonna Come. Adam Kissick/NPR hide caption
A Change Is Gonna Come, Live In Concert : Newport Folk 2018
Andrew Hozier-Byrne joins NPR Music's Bob Boilen in the studio to discuss the music that informed his 2018 EP, Nina Cried Power. Mulography - Anthony Mulcahy hide caption
Guest DJ: Hozier On Why Music From The Civil Rights Movement Still Resonates
IMAGEClockwise from upper left: Wolf Alice, Jackie Shane, William Patrick Corgan, Loney Dear, Mavis Staples, Flikka Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Bjork performs during the Coachella Music Festival in April 2007 in Indio, Calif. Karl Walter/Getty Images hide caption
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All proceeds from Arcade Fire and Mavis Staples' new single will go to the ACLU. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
"I tell you," Mavis Staples says, "I watch the news sometimes and I think I'm back in the '60s." The gospel legend was recently recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors. Chris Strong/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
For Mavis Staples, The Music Of The Civil Rights Era Couldn't Be More Relevant Today
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On the new album Into The Deep, the seasoned instrumentalists of Galactic team up with a host of singers including Macy Gray and Mavis Staples. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
After 20 Years, New Orleans Band Galactic Lifts Off With New Voices
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Mavis Staples performs at the 2014 Newport Folk Festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
Mavis Staples In Concert
Mavis Staples performs at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival. Shantel Mitchell for NPR hide caption
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Mavis Staples On World Cafe
Mavis Staples performs at the 2013 Waterfront Blues Festival at in Portland, Ore. Anthony Pidgeon/Redferns via Getty Images hide caption
'I'll Take You There': The Staple Singers' Rise From Church To Fame
Mavis Staples has been performing for more than six decades. One True Vine is her second album-length collaboration with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. Zoran Orlic/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
For Mavis Staples, 'One True Vine' Brings Together Kindred Spirits
Mavis Staples has been performing for more than six decades. One True Vine is her second album-length collaboration with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. Zoran Orlic/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mavis Staples has been performing for more than six decades. One True Vine is her second album-length collaboration with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. Zoran Orlic/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mavis Staples' new album, One True Vine, comes out June 25. Chris Strong/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
One True Vine
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