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Mavis Staples We'll Never Turn Back
Mavis Staples' new album, We'll Never Turn Back, is up next. Inspired by current racial violence and tension, the Staples Singers vocalist was joined by Ry Cooder, Jim Keltner, and members of The Freedom Singers to make an update of the civil rights music of the 1960s. This is a perfect fit for Mavis. Her father, Pops Staples, steered their family toward freedom songs, and eventually the Staples Singers became Martin Luther King, Jr.'s favorite group. The result is something that pays respect to the past, but is very relevant in the present. Jim gives the credit to Mavis. He thinks she is completely underrated and calls her a“national treasure.”He wishes that Mavis and the band were doing more shows in support of the album and gives it a Buy It. Greg goes even further by naming We'll Never Turn Back the best album of 2007 — and it's only May! He commands listeners to Buy It for themselves and everyone they know.
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Featured Songs
- Goose Island Credit Music: Pure Sunray,“Caramel,”Pure Sunray, 2013
- Robin Thicke, Blurred Lines, Blurred Lines, Star Trak/Interscope, 2013
- Chance the Rapper, Acid Rain, Acid Rap, Freely Available Mixtape, 2013
- Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream – March for Jobs – Washington, August 28, 1963, Speeches by Martin Luther King: The Ultimate Collection, BN Publishing, 2010
- Joan Baez and Bob Dylan,“When the Ship Comes In,”Live performance at the March on Washington, 1963
- Mahalia Jackson,“How I Got Over,”Live performance at the March on Washington, 1963
- Charles Mingus, Fables of Faubus, Mingus Ah Um, Columbia, 1959
- Max Roach ft. Abbey Lincoln, Driva Man, We Insist!, Candid, 1960
- Mahalia Jackson, We Shall Overcome, Let Freedom Sing! Music of the Civil Rights Movement, Time Life Entertainment, 2009
- Odetta, Spiritual Triology, Odetta Sings Ballads and Blue, Tradition, 1965
- The Freedom Singers, In the Mississippi River, Voices of the Civil Rights Movement: Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1997
- Nina Simone, Mississippi Goddamn, Let Freedom Sing! Music of the Civil Rights Movement, Time Life Entertainment, 2009
- Herb Kent, Aircheck on WVON
- Grant Green, The Selma March, His Majesty King Funk, Verve, 1965
- Sam Cooke, A Change Is Gonna Come, Ain't That Good News, RCA Victor, 1964
- Sam Cooke, This Little Light of Mine, Sam Cooke At the Copa (Live), ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., 2003
- The Impressions, Keep On Pushing, Keep On Pushing, ABC-Paramount, 1964
- Martin Luther King Jr., Address Concluding the Selma to Montgomery - March 25, 1965, Speeches by Martin Luther King: The Ultimate Collection, BN Publishing, 2010
- The Staple Singers, Freedom Highway, Freedom Highway, Legacy/Columbia, 2004
- Kim Weston,“Lift Every Voice and Sing,”Live Performance at Wattstax, 1972
- The Beatles, Any Time at All, A Hard Day's Night, Parlophone, 1964
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dick Dale, Pipeline, Back to the Beach Soundtrack, CBS Records, 1987
- Link Wray & His Ray Men, Rumble, Rumble (Single), Cadence, 1958
- Jimi Hendrix,“The Star-Spangled Banner,”Live at Woodstock Festival, 1969
- Queens of the Stone Age, Mosquito Song, Songs for the Deaf, Interscope, 2002
Featured Songs
- Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream – March for Jobs – Washington, August 28, 1963, Speeches by Martin Luther King: The Ultimate Collection, BN Publishing, 2010
- Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, When the Ship Comes In, live performance at the March on Washington, N/A, 1963
- Mahalia Jackson, How I Got Over, live performance at the March on Washington, N/A, 1963
- Charles Mingus, Fables of Faubus, Mingus Ah Um, Columbia, 1959
- Max Roach ft. Abbey Lincoln, Driva Man, We Insist!, Candid, 1960
- The Freedom Singers, In the Mississippi River, Voices of the Civil Rights Movement: Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1997
- Mahalia Jackson, We Shall Overcome, Let Freedom Sing! Music of the Civil Rights Movement, Time Life Entertainment, 2009
- Odetta, Spiritual Triology, Odetta Sings Ballads and Blue, Tradition, 1965
- Nina Simone, Mississippi Goddamn, In Concert, Philips, 1964
- Grant Green, The Selma March, His Majesty King Funk, Verve, 1965
- Bob Dylan, Blowin' in the Wind, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Columbia, 1963
- Sam Cooke, A Change Is Gonna Come, Ain't That Good News, RCA Victor, 1964
- Sam Cooke, This Little Light of Mine, Sam Cooke At the Copa (Live), ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., 2003
- Little Milton, We're Gonna Make It, We're Gonna Make It, Checker, 1965
- The Impressions, Keep On Pushing, Keep On Pushing, ABC-Paramount, 1964
- Martin Luther King Jr., Address Concluding the Selma to Montgomery - March 25, 1965, Speeches by Martin Luther King: The Ultimate Collection, BN Publishing, 2010
- The Staple Singers, Freedom Highway, Freedom Highway, Legacy/Columbia, 2004
- Kim Weston, Lift Every Voice and Sing, Wattstax: Music From The Wattstax Festival & Film, Stax, 1972
- The Temptations, Message From a Black Man, Puzzle People, Gordy, 1969
- Barbra Streisand, Calling You, The Movie Album, Columbia, 2003
- Los Lobos (covering Neil Young), Cinnamon Girl, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Reprise, 1969
- Los Lobos, La Pistola y El Corazón (Live Acoustic), La Pistola y El Corazón, Slash/WB, 1988
- Los Lobs, When the Circus Comes, Kiko, Slash, 1992
Featured Songs
- The Staple Singers, Freedom Highway, Freedom Highway, Epic, 1965
- Protomartyr, The Chuckler, Relatives in Descent, Domino, 2017
- Protomartyr, A Private Misunderstanding, Relatives in Descent, Domino, 2017
- Mavis Staples, Eyes on the Prize, We'll Never Turn Back, Anti-, 2007
- Mavis Staples, If All I Was Was Black, If All I Was Was Black, Anti-, 2017
- The Staple Singers, I Can't Help from Cryin Sometimes, This Little Light, Riverside, 1964
- Mavis Staples and Lucky Peterson, Precious Lord, Take My Hand, Spirituals and Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson, Verve, 1996
- Mahalia Jackson, How I Got Over, How I Got Over / Just As I Am, Apollo, 1951
- Mahalia Jackson, Take My Hand, Precious Lord, Bless This House, Columbia, 1956
- The Staple Singers, This Year, Soul Folk in Action, Stax, 1968
- The Freedom Singers, Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around, Sing For Freedom, Folkways, 1980
- The Staple Singers, Pray On, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Vee Jay, 1963
- The Staple Singers, Why (Am I Treated So Bad)?, Why, Epic, 1966
- The Staple Singers, This May Be The Last Time (Alternate Take), Faith and Grace: A Family Story (1953-1976), Stax, 2015
- The Staple Singers, Good News, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Vee Jay, 1963
- Bob Dylan, Blowin' In The Wind, Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Columbia, 1963
- The Staple Singers, Blowin' In The Wind, This Land, Riverside, 1963
- The Staple Singers, Masters of War, This Little Light, Riverside, 1964
- The Staple Singers, A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, This Little Light, Riverside, 1964
- James Brown, Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud, Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)" (single), King, 1968
- Chance the Rapper, Blessings, Coloring Book, Not on Label, 2016
- Kendrick Lamar, Alright, To Pimp a Butterfly, Top Dawg, 2015
- The Staple Singers, Uncloudy Day, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Vee Jay, 1963
- Protomartyr, A Private Understanding, Relatives in Descent, Domino, 2017
- Protomartyr, The Chuckler, Relatives in Descent, Domino, 2017
- Protomartyr, Windsor Hum, Relatives in Descent, Domino, 2017
- Protomartyr, My Children, Relatives in Descent, Domino, 2017
- Protomartyr, Up the Tower, Relatives in Descent, Domino, 2017
- Charles Bradley, Victim of Love, Victim of Love, Daptone, 2013
- Charles Bradley, Changes, Changes, Daptone, 2016
- Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé, Telephone, The Fame Monster, Interscope, 2009
- Hüsker Dü, Actual Condition, Warehouse: Songs and Stories, Warner Bros., 1987
- Hüsker Dü, Pink Turns to Blue, Zen Arcade, SST Records, 1984
- John Coltrane, A Love Supreme Pt. 1 Acknowledgement (Live), A Love Supreme (Deluxe Edition), Impulse!, 2002