Yvonne
Staples of the iconic Staple Singers, hitmakers of the 1970s, has died
on April 10, 2018 of colon cancer. Ms. Staples was 80 years of age. She
was the business manager of the group, and a background singer since 1971. The
gospel inspired Staple Singers consisted of Pops, Cleotha, Pervis, and Mavis,
the lead. The group crossed over into soul music in 1971, and had a string of
hits including “Respect Yourself” (1971), “I’ll Take You There” (1972), and “If
You’re Ready (Come Go with Me)” (1973). Yvonne sang background for Mavis during
Mavis’s solo career in the 1980s.
In 1999, the Staple Singers were
inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They received a lifetime
achievement award at the 2005 Grammy Awards.
Most likely, all of the fans did not
really know Yvonne during the group’s heyday, but on all of the songs we loved,
Yvonne was there. Since the 1970s was my favorite decade, I have to repeat their
famous musical request, “Let’s Do it Again” (1975).
Yvonne Staples [10/23/1937 – 04/10/2018]
© 04/10/2018
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