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The Staple Singers
OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. The Staple Singers runs through 3 of them, each one placing them inside a wider story. They appear most often alongside Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin and Pete Seeger.
Shows where The Staple Singers appears
MLK: The Movement's Soundtrack
From Mahalia Jackson's 'How I Got Over' at the 1963 March on Washington to Nina Simone's furious 'Mississippi Goddam,' music became the Civil Rights Movement's voice of hope and protest.
1 of 10 tracks — Freedom Highway
Joshua Tree's American Tapestry
U2's The Joshua Tree found its spiritual quest and desert sound in the raw yearning of Robert Johnson, the prophetic voice of Bob Dylan, and the gospel power of Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
1 of 8 tracks — Freedom Highway
Curtis Mayfield: Soul's Social Voice
From Chicago's Curtom Records, Curtis Mayfield's social soul, from "People Get Ready" to "Freddie's Dead," defines the Black Power themes and urban realism for James Brown and Donny Hathaway.
1 of 8 tracks — Respect Yourself