“I feel so good singing songs that I sang with my father.” FeelsSongFatherSingingSinging Songs Author:Mavis Staples
“I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning” GivingReasonSongMorningInspireSingingGet UpLiftsLift You Up Author:Mavis Staples
“There's still injustice happening in my world. I sing my songs at concerts and I'm so grateful that the people are ready to hear them.” PeopleWorldStillsSongReadyHappeningsGratefulInjusticeConcertsSo Grateful Author:Mavis Staples
“We enjoyed the fact that we were called to the folk festivals and we got to know Joan Baez, Dylan. We were singing strictly gospel, but then after we started hearing songs that they would sing, we saw that those songs were very fitting for us because they were singing the truth, and truth is gospel.” KnowsFactsSongSawsTruth IsSingingFolksHearingEnjoyedFestivalsDylanFitting Author:Mavis Staples