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Mavis Staples performed at the 2011 Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, Scotland. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption

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Mavis Staples On Mountain Stage

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Pops Staples, Rhiannon Giddens, Mavis Staples and Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers perform on Mountain Stage. Mountain Stage Archives hide caption

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'Why Am I Treated So Bad' Special On Mountain Stage

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Julie Byrne on the cover of 2017's Not Even Happiness. Her song "Natural Blue" begins our playlist of soothing music. Courtesy of Ba Da Bing! Records hide caption

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Isle Of Calm: Stream 6 Hours Of Soothing Music

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Mavis Staples' latest album, We Get By, is out now. Myriam Santos/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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In 'We Get By,' Mavis Staples Keeps Singing For 'Change'

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Compton rapper YG. His latest release, 4REAL 4REAL, is on our short list for the best new albums dropping on May 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On May 24

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Mavis Staples Chris Strong Photography/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Mavis Staples On World Cafe

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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

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Hozier: Why The Civil Rights Movement Still Resonate

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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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New Mix: Billy Corgan, Mavis Staples And Jeff Tweedy, Wolf Alice, More

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"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

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For Mavis Staples, The Music Of The Civil Rights Era Couldn't Be More Relevant Today

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Ain't No Grave

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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

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After 20 Years, New Orleans Band Galactic Lifts Off With New Voices

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Join us as we celebrate Day Of The Dead, Alt.Latino style. Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Alt.Latino Lays Out A Sonic Altar For Dia De Los Muertos

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