I’m thrilled to announce my new album ‘Live in London’ - recorded from my show on my 79th birthday at London’s Union Chapel. Watch the live performance of my first single “No Time For Cryin’” and pre-order the record, out 2/08/19, all at https://ffm.to/mavisstaples_live | Mavis Staples

⭐ ON THIS DAY IN #1939, A SOUL LEGEND WAS BORN ⭐ ・・・ Wishing the happiest of birthdays to Mavis Staples, one fifth of R&B icons, #TheStapleSingers, and powerful soul legend, who went on to nurture one of the most successful solo careers R&B/Gospel/Soul has ever seen. Mavis’ message of love, kindness, and understanding is still going strong to this day - a life that has been recognized with well-deserved accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Kennedy Center Honors Award, honorary doctorates, and

May 24th 1989 Mavis Staples album Time Waits For No One is released by Paisley Park Records. This was the legendary singers first #PaisleyPark release and 6 of the albums 8 tracks were written, produced and had performance input by Prince Included here is a clip of Mavis & Prince in London during the #Lovesexy Tour working on the unreleased track God Is Alive which had been planed for inclusion on the #GraffitiBridge soundtrack #Prince #Prince4Ever #MavisStaples #PrinceLegacy #PrinceHistory | Gl