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Staples, Mavis

LC control no.n 92011485
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPS3619.T3682
Personal name headingStaples, Mavis
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See alsoCorporate body: Staple Singers
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Birth date1939-07-10
Place of birthChicago (Ill.)
Field of activityGospel music Soul music
Profession or occupationSinger Gospel musician Soul musician
Found inHer Time waits for no one [SR] p1989: label (Mavis Staples)
Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed. (Staples, Mavis; b. 1940, Chicago, Ill.; lead singer of Staple Singers; began solo career in 1968)
Bridges instead of walls, 2024: CIP title page (Mavis Staples) galley (timeline: July 10, 1939; born in Chicago, Illinois)
Britannica, viewed March 28, 2024 (Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) American gospel and soul singer who was an integral part of the Staple Singers as well as a successful solo artist)
Associated languageeng