Better on iPhonemodern · classicSign inMavis Staples has no upcoming Boston-area shows listed. They last played September 5, 2026 at Tanglewood.
Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rhythm and blues singer. Most of her career has been as lead singer for The Staple Singers. She first recorded solo for the Stax subsidiary Volt in 1969. Subsequent efforts included a Curtis Mayfield-produced soundtrack on Curtom, a nod to disco for Warner Bros. Records in 1979, a stab at electro-pop with Holland-Dozier-Holland in 1984, and a collaboration with Prince in the late
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Mavis Staples has played Boston once on foobos since September 2026.
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