There are 5 article(s) tagged Mavis Staples:

• March 2026

  • GPAC’s latest season includes Mavis Staples, Second City, Samara Joy

    The season includes actor/singer Darren Criss, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, and fiddle duo Carter and Cleveland.

    By Elle Perry March 25, 2026

• July 2024

  • Five must-see August concerts

    A country star comes to Snowden Grove, a rock star hits Live at the Garden, a rap star celebrates 25 years of the song that brings women running to the dance floor, and an annual gathering celebrates blues.

    By Elle Perry July 29, 2024

• September 2022

  • Booker T. Jones plays ‘Green Onions’ and Robert Plant pays tribute as latest Memphis Music Hall of Fame class honored

    Booker T. Jones and Priscilla Presley were among eight new inductees to the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

    By Alicia Davidson September 16, 2022

• June 2020

  • Stax soul man William Bell receives grant, plans to pay it forward

    The songwriter and performer of early Stax hit "You Don't Miss Your Water" will receive $25,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts. He said the full amount will be used for projects involving young soul musicians.

    By Jared Boyd June 25, 2020

• December 2019

  • Boyd: 40 Memphis songs I loved in 2019

    Some new songs and some old help a Memphis music devotee figure out what defines this town's expression.

    By Jared Boyd December 31, 2019