Mavis Staples Keynote Interview with Melissa Block, NPR: 2020 Folk Alliance International Conference

Mavis Staples gives a fascinating recount of her decades-long career, including when she toured with her family's legendary gospel group, The Staple Singers, in this interview with Melissa Block of NPR. The interview took place on January 23, 2020, at the 32nd annual Folk Alliance International Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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The Folk Alliance International Conference, presented by Folk Alliance International, is the world’s largest gathering of the folk music industry and community (crossing a diverse array of genres including Appalachian, Americana, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Cajun, Francophone, Global Roots, Hip-Hop, Indigenous, Latin, Old Time, Singer-Songwriter, Spoken Word, Traditional, and Zydeco).

The 33rd annual conference will take place on February 17-21, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri.

[certifymexs]

Marvelous interview i have always loved the Staple Singers being raised in the church/ church home their music was slightly acceptable in the house i would listen to coming up in the mid 90s

[rosemarydominic]

I will never give up on wanting to meet Mrs. Staples. I love her so much and pray she will come to concert here someday.

[clapolla]

With it being NPR, I held my nose and watched anyway just because I love Mavis Staples. Try to avoid anything NPR-related like I'd avoid the plague.

[lindabrown]

I love Mavis. She’s always so Jolly. Her Family was a very nice Family too. Especially Pops Staples. Mavis is just as Cute as a Button. She also very Funny. I enjoy hearing her tell her stories as she grew up.