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Mavis Staples

1939 - Today

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Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers, of which she is the last surviving member. During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again". In 1969, Staples released her self-titled debut solo album. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mavis Staples is the 1,890th most popular singer (down from 1,869th in 2019), the 10,315th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,964th in 2019) and the 506th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mavis Staples ranks 1,890 out of 4,381. Before her are Jessi, Tony Cetinski, Roky Erickson, Amalie Materna, Magic Sam, and Tonicha. After her are Teddy Sinclair, Esther Phillips, Danijela Martinović, Andriy Kuzmenko, Mary Ford, and Alexia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Mavis Staples ranks 544. Before her are Oscar Calics, Jan Mrvík, Ramaz Urushadze, András Szente, Erwin Teufel, and Svetlana Makarovič. After her are Paul Nihill, Rhodri Morgan, Marino Perani, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Barney McKenna, and Jan-Just Bos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mavis Staples ranks 10,317 out of 20,380. Before her are Stephanie Hsu (1990), Tyler Reks (1978), Dyanna Lauren (1965), Henry Jenkins (1958), George Ryan (1934), and Earl Monroe (1944). After her are Charles Brackett (1892), Robin Givens (1964), Richard Rush (1780), Flavor Flav (1959), Madge Bellamy (1899), and Steve Albini (1962).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mavis Staples ranks 506. Before her are Ray Gillen (1959), P. P. Arnold (1946), Rakim (1968), Jessi (1988), Roky Erickson (1947), and Magic Sam (1937). After her are Esther Phillips (1935), Mary Ford (1924), Billy Eckstine (1914), Aaron Neville (1941), Glenn Medeiros (1970), and Tiffany Young (1989).

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