
Newport Folk Festival 2011: Mavis Staples In Concert
Series: Newport Folk Festival 2011
From: NPR Music
Length: 00:58:40
The following text is from the concert's story page on NPR Music:
Mavis Staples has accomplished so much as a singer and civil-rights icon, it's easy to forget how approachable and relatable she is as a performer. Sure, she's performed for Martin Luther King Jr., had her hit "I'll Take You There" used as a central song in Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and won over generations of admirers as both a solo artist and a leader of The Staple Singers. But she also possesses an incredibly easy-going and pleasant nature that makes her a natural star on stage — she's like the mayor of gospel music. Staples' newest album, 2010's You Are Not Alone, was recorded with the aid of a younger icon, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. Hear Staples perform live at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I.
Set List:
- Wonderful Savior
- Creep Along
- Freedom Highway
- This is My Country
- Too Close to Heaven / I'm On My Way to Heaven Anyhow
- We're Gonna Make It
- Short Jam
- Hallelujah
- I'll Take You There
Recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival on Saturday, July 30.
Available for free to NPR member stations for broadcast, up to 2 times in 3 years. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org.
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Piece Description
The following text is from the concert's story page on NPR Music:
Mavis Staples has accomplished so much as a singer and civil-rights icon, it's easy to forget how approachable and relatable she is as a performer. Sure, she's performed for Martin Luther King Jr., had her hit "I'll Take You There" used as a central song in Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and won over generations of admirers as both a solo artist and a leader of The Staple Singers. But she also possesses an incredibly easy-going and pleasant nature that makes her a natural star on stage — she's like the mayor of gospel music. Staples' newest album, 2010's You Are Not Alone, was recorded with the aid of a younger icon, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. Hear Staples perform live at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I.
Set List:
- Wonderful Savior
- Creep Along
- Freedom Highway
- This is My Country
- Too Close to Heaven / I'm On My Way to Heaven Anyhow
- We're Gonna Make It
- Short Jam
- Hallelujah
- I'll Take You There
Recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival on Saturday, July 30.
Available for free to NPR member stations for broadcast, up to 2 times in 3 years. If you're not an NPR member station, contact programservices@npr.org.
