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‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’: Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career

As she releases a new album, the soul and gospel legend answers your questions on Stax Records, duetting with David Byrne, and the fight for civil rights

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Mavis Staples

As the 86-year-old music legend prepares to release a new album, she will take on your questions

The Guardian - UK

"We didn't find it difficult to write pop songs, but it was VERY difficult to write one for the Stones”: 60 years of The Last Time – the Stones’ big breakthrough

It was the group’s first self-penned Number One

MusicRadar

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“Once we had done that, we were in the game”: 60 years of The Last Time – the Stones’ big breakthrough

It was the group’s first self-penned Number One

MusicRadar

“Paul Simon called Stax and said, ‘Who are those Jamaican musicians?’ They told him, ‘Those are some white boys from Alabama!’” David Hood on being starstruck by Aretha Franklin, what Otis Redding taught him, and tales from golden age of Muscle Shoals

In this interview from the Bass Player archive, Hood reflects on his career as a ‘Swamper’, playing on hits by Paul Simon, the Staple Singers Aretha Franklin and more

Guitar World

Gospel group, basking in resurgence, releases first new music in nearly 50 years

A family of gospel singers is releasing their first new music in nearly 50 years

The Independent UK

Robbie Robertson’s 10 best recordings – from Bob Dylan to the Band

The heart of the Band, an integral player in Dylan’s rise, and a stunning solo artist, the Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist has died aged 80

The Guardian - AU

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