Biography

Led by guitarist Pops Staples, the Staple Singers--which also featured four of his offspring--forged a revolutionary blend of R&B and gospel. They started recording in the 1950s, but it was in the turbulent '60s that they began to incorporate social messages into their songs and make their way to the forefront of the soul music scene. The Staples crossed numerous boundaries; their "This May Be the Last Time" was adapted by the Rolling Stones as "The Last Time," and they made a stirring appearance in the Band's cinematic swan song THE LAST WALTZ. The group was fittingly inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in '99.

Top Tracks

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• Are You Sure

• Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw

• Be What You Are

• Calling Me

• City In The Sky

• Don't Drive Me Away

• Don't Knock

• Downward Road

• For What It's Worth

• Freedom Highway

• Give A Damn

• Give A Hand, Take A Hand

• Glory, Glory Hallelujah!

• Going Away

• Good News

• Hammer And Nails

• H-a-t-e (don't Live Here Anymore)

• He

• Heavy Makes You Happy (sha-na-boom-boom)

• Help Me Jesus

• If You're Ready

• If You're Ready (come Go With Me)

• I'll Take You There

• I'm Coming Home

• Jacob's Ladder

• Let's Go Home

• Long Walk To D.c.

• No Room At The Inn

• Nobody's Fault But Mine

• Pray On

• Respect Yourself

• Silent Night

• Slippery People

• Stand By Me

• Swing Down Chariot

• Swing Down, Chariot

• Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

• The Ghetto

• The Last Month Of The Year

• This Is A Perfect World

• This Is Our Night

• This Land

• This May Be The Last Time

• This Train

• Too Close

• Touch A Hand (make A Friend)

• Uncloudy Day

• Wade In The Water

• Walking In Water Over Our Head

• We'll Get Over

• When Will We Be Paid

• Why (am I Treated So Bad)

• Will The Circle Be Unbroken

• Wish I Had Answered

• World

Discography

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• Turning Point

  Epic/Legacy

  1984

• Hold on to Your Dream

  20th Century

  1981

• This Time Around

  Stax

  1981

• Unlock Your Mind

  Wounded Bird Records

  1978

• Pass It On

  Wounded Bird Records

  1976

• City in the Sky

  Stax

  1974

• Be What You Are

  Stax

  1973

• Be Altitude: Respect Yourself

  Concord Jazz / Stax

  1972

• The Staple Swingers

  Stax

  1971

• Landlord

  United Artists Records

  1970

• Soul Folk in Action

  Stax

  1968

• For What It's Worth

  1967

• Amen!

  Epic

  1965

• This Little Light

  Riverside Records

  1964

• Gamblin' Man

  Riverside Records

  1963

• Swing Low

  Collectables

  1962

• Hammer and Nails

  Riverside Records

  1962

• Swing Low Sweet Chariot

  Collectables

  1961

• Uncloudy Day [Bianco]

  Bianco

  1959