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Mavis Staples (I Have A Dream Day)

Mavis Staples' final tracks, plus I Have A Dream Day - a celebration of the music and culture of Black artists on the anniversary of Martin Luther King鈥檚 iconic speech - continues.

Mavis Staples, American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, picks her final Tracks of My Years with music from herself and Mahalia Jackson. The interview was first broadcast in January 2018 at the time Mavis released her sixteenth studio album 'If All I Was Was Black'. It was written and produced by Jeff Tweedy who features on the fourth track 'Ain't No Doubt About it'. At the time Mavis said her new album "...brings us all together as a people. That's what I hope to do. You can't stop me. You can't break me. I'm too loving. These songs are going to change the world."

Born on the 10th July 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, Mavis began singing with her family, The Staple Singers, at local Chicago churches before signing with the gospel label Vee-Jay Records in 1953. The family put on a concert in Montgomery, Alabama, which Martin Luther King Jr. was attending. The group later had a number of soul hits and a No. 1 pop song with "Let's Do It Again," from the film soundtrack of the same name. Mavis has also established a successful solo career while working with a range of artists, from Prince to Natalie Merchant. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2017.

Plus I Have A Dream Day - a 24-hour celebration of the music and culture of Black artists on 麻豆约拍 Radio 2, marking the anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King鈥檚 iconic 鈥淚 Have A Dream鈥� speech 鈥� continues.

Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Fri 28 Aug 2020 09:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Outkast - Speakerboxxx.
    • Arista.

  • Junior

    Mama Used To Say

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Toni Braxton

    Un-Break My Heart

    • Toni Braxton - Secrets.
    • Laface.

  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    Annie I'm Not Your Daddy

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Emeli Sand茅

    Next To Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Ne-Yo

    Miss Independent

    • (CD Single).
    • Def Jam.
    • 1.

  • The Stylistics

    Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.

  • Candi Staton

    Young Hearts Run Free

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Jason Derulo

    Take You Dancing

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams

    Heaven Knows

  • Luther Vandross

    If Only For One Night

    • The Essential Luther Vandross.
    • Epic.

  • Etta James

    I Just Want To Make Love To You

    • Etta James- The Genuine Article.
    • Mca/Chess.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Harvest For The World

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Destiny鈥檚 Child

    Survivor

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    5 More Days Til Summer

    • Raise Vibration.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Fantasy

    • The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire.
    • CBS.
    • 5.

  • Roachford

    Gonna Be The One

    • Twice In A Lifetime.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Anita Baker

    Sweet Love

    • Soul Searching (Various Artists).
    • Elektra.

  • George Benson

    Never Give Up On A Good Thing

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 3.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

    • Essential Ella.
    • Verve.

  • Bobby Brown

    Two Can Play That Game

    • Now 30 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Jennifer Holliday

    And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

    • The Best Of.
    • Geffen.

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tracks Of My Tears

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Mavis Staples

      If All I Was Was Black

  • Sam Cooke

    A Change Is Gonna Come

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Mahalia Jackson

      How I Got Over

      • Queen Of Gospel: 21 Songs Of Faith And Inspiration.
      • America Inc/Kobalt Music.
      • 18.

Broadcast

  • Fri 28 Aug 2020 09:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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