TORONTO - Feb. 28, 2021 - Sonorous Records is releasing ten new tracks from the Staple Singers under our new series - Legacy Gospel. The songs have been remastered and digitally enhanced from the original recordings. They are part of our HOB (House of Beauty) catalogue. The release is expected to be available the first week of March.
The Staple Singers' place in music history was set in stone more than 40 years ago with two of soul's greatest singles, "Respect Yourself" and the even more powerful, "I'll Take You There." But the family group – patriarch Roebuck "Pops" Staples, lead singer Mavis and siblings Pervis, Cleotha and Yvonne - had been, by then, a major force in American music, culture and politics for more than a decade.
Their down home Mississippi-rooted gospel helped put the cross in "crossover," taking the group from success in the sacred field to headlining status at the Newport Folk Festival and a frontline position in the battle for civil rights alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King. Their rural roots even caught the ear of Roebuck's fellow Mississippian, the self-styled King of Hillbilly Rock, Marty Stuart, who performed and recorded with the Staples and who, along with GRAMMY-winning producer/guitarists T-Bone Burnett and Buddy Miller, helps keep the Pops Staples guitar sound alive today as one of the keystones of Americana.
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Sonorous Records is an Independent record label. Offering full service benefits in partnership with Ingrooves Music Group and UMG. Owner of the venerable HOB (House of Beauty) catalogue featuring recordings of James Cleveland, Shirley Caesar and other great gospel artists. Established in 2011, we work with established artists as well as rising independent artists in all genres seeking to break into the major scene.
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