Mavis Staples

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Ricky Ross Meets

BBC Radio Scotland

28 episodes

9 months ago

Ricky Ross in conversation with some of our most admired songwriters and musicians.

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Ricky Ross in conversation with some of our most admired songwriters and musicians.

Mavis Staples

Ricky Ross Meets

47 minutes

4 years ago

Mavis Staples

Ricky Ross presents an extended interview with the successful artist who has been performing for over sixty years with The Staple Singers. Mavis Staples talks about her friendship with Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Prince and Martin Luther King. In this special programme Mavis describes her career as a gospel & soul singer and a civil rights activist. This conversation was recording during Mavis' first ever trip to Glasgow during Celtic Connections in January 2011.