Mavis Staples/Netherlands 2014 & more Blu-Ray Version

A Blu-ray release featuring two live performances with different setlists by Mavis Staples, whose setlists are constantly changing and inspiring! The Staple Singers were formed by patriarch Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 2014 - December 19, 2000) along with his children Cleotha (April 11, 1934 - February 21, 2013), Purvis (November 18, 1935 - May 6, 2021), and Mavis (born July 10, 1939). Yvonne (October 23, 1937 - April 10, 2018) joined in 1970, replacing her brother when he was drafted into the U.S. Army. They released hits in the 1970s, including "Respect Yourself," "I'll Take You There," "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)," and "Let's Do It Again." In 1952, they signed their first professional contract. In their early career, they recorded in an acoustic gospel-folk style for a variety of labels, including United Records, Vee-Jay Records, Checker Records, Riverside Records, and Epic Records in 1965. Among them, "Uncloudy Day" was an early influence on Bob Dylan, who in 1915 said of the song, "It was the most mysterious song I ever heard...I thought of them even when I was sitting at my desk at school...In the picture of Mavis (from the cover of "Uncloudy Day"), she looked about my age...I was blown away by her voice...And Mavis was a great singer, and deep and mysterious. And even at a young age, I felt that life itself was a mystery." With Epic, they released a series of albums, including the Billy Sherrill-produced church live album Freedome Highway, whose title track was a protest song written by Pops for the civil rights movement. The Staple Singers established a style of music that was easily accessible to mainstream audiences with songs such as "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "For What It's Worth" (written by Stephen Stills) on Epic. In 1968, they signed with Stax Records and released two albums with Steve Cropper, "Soul Folk in Action" and "We'll Get Over". After Cropper left Stax, they began to work more on funk/soul, this time with Al Bell producing and directing rhythm sessions at the famous Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, and with engineer/musician Terry Manning at Ardent Studios in Memphis. Their first Stax hit was "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)" in early 1971, and later in 1971, "Respect Yourself," written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice, reached #2 on the Billboard R&B chart and #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 (later featured on the soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1994 film Crooklyn). The song's theme of self-empowerment had universal appeal, as it was released on the heels of the intense American civil rights movement of the 1960s. In 1972, "I'll Take You There" was a major hit that topped both Billboard charts, and in 1973, "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)" reached #9 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B chart. After Stax went bankrupt in 1975, they signed with Curtis Mayfield's Curtom Records and released "Let's Do It Again," produced by Curtis, which became the Staple Singers' second number one pop hit and also became a hit album. In 1976, they collaborated on The Band's film The Last Waltz, performing "The Weight" (a song they had covered on their first Stax album). Their 1984 album Turning Point included a cover of Talking Heads' "Slippery People," which reached the top five on the dance charts. Mavis Staples released her first solo single, "Crying in the Chapel," in the late 1960s while with the Staple Singers on Epic Records, followed by a self-titled album on Stax in 1969 and her second album, Only for the Lonely, in 1970. After appearing on the soundtrack for the film A Piece of the Action on Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label and releasing her third album Oh What a Feeling in 1979, Mavis didn't release a solo album until Time Waits for No One, produced by Prince in 1989. She then released The Voice in 1993, again produced by Prince. She released Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson with Lucky Peterson in 1996, but in 2004 she made a comeback with Have a Little Faith, produced by Jim Tullio, on Chicago's Alligator Records. The album features spiritual music, including some semi-acoustic material. It won Album of the Year and four other awards at the Blues Music Awards. He dueted with his friend Bob Dylan on "Gonna Change My Way of Thinking" from Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan, which was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Pop Collaboration with Vocal in 2004. In 2005, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2007, he released "We'll Never Turn Back" for Anti Records, which was produced by Ry Cooder and focused on gospel songs from the civil rights movement, and also featured two new original songs by Cooder. In 2010, his eighth album, "You Are Not Alone," produced by Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy, won a Grammy for Best Americana Album. In 2013, he also received a nomination for "One True Vine," also produced by Jeff. She has released studio albums smoothly, such as "Livin' on a High Note" in 2016, "If All I Was Was Black" in 2017, "We Get By" in 2019, and "Carry Me Home" with Levon Helm in 2022. In this way, Mavis Staples has many hit songs with the Staple Singers, as well as songs from a series of solid albums under her solo name, especially since 2004, and has a large repertoire for live performance. Two of her wonderful professional shot live performances are recorded on Blu-ray in 1080P HD high quality. The first is a live performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 11, 2014, which was held on Mavis' birthday. The previous year, she released the album "One True Vine". The opening song is the Staple Singers' hit "If You're Ready (Come Go with Me)", which reached No. 9 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Soul Chart. They also played covers of Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth," Talking Heads' "Slippery People," and Funkadelic's "Can You Get To That," as well as the inspiring classic "Respect Yourself," which says, "If you're not proud of yourself, you can't even be wicked." They then played the title track of the classic album "You Are Not Alone," as well as "Creep Along Moses" and "We're Gonna Make It" from that album. They closed with a dignified live performance of "Freedom Highway" by Mavis's father Pops Staples, "Let's Do It Again" written by Curtis Mayfield, and the Staple Singers' smash hit "I'll Take You There," which Prince also covered. And then there was a live performance on February 4, 1923 in their hometown of Chicago. Although Mavis's sister Yvonne was not there in the backing, they played with the same lineup as when they visited Japan in 1925. This album features "For What It's Worth" as the opening song, and "I'm Just Another Soldier", the B-side of the single "I'll Take You There". Although "I'll Take You There" is not included in this live performance, "Respect Yourself" and "Are You Sure" from the masterpiece "Be Altitude: Respect Yourself" on which it is included are also performed, which is a nice selection. From 2019's "We Get By", band leader and guitarist Rick Holmstrom's funky cutting "Brothers and Sisters" is performed, as well as "Change", written by Ben Harper, which says "Let's start by changing this land". The band also plays the lively "Hand Writing on the Wall" from The Staples' 1978 album "Unlock Your Mind," the title track of Stax's final album "City In The Sky," "Far Celestial Shore" from "One True Vine," and "Heavy Makes You Happy" from the 1971 album "Staple Swingers." This is a classic song released by Bobby Bloom in 1970 and later covered by Gladys Knight & The Pips. The final song is "Who Told You That" from Abum's 2017 album "If All I Was Was Black," which incites the listener by saying, "There's no time to shed tears, there's something to do." Mavis also has a live album, "Live In London," released in 1919, but the set list is different from that, so you never know what will be played, and the audience is inspired and moved from every angle at each live performance. If You're Ready (Come Go with Me) For What It's Worth Slippery People Can You Get To That Respect Yourself You're Not Alone Creep Along Moses Everything Is Everything Freedom Highway We're Gonna Make It Jam Jam 2 Let's Do It Again I'll Take You There Ahoy Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 11, 2014 For What It's Worth I'm Just Another Soldier Brothers And Sisters Hand Writing on the Wall Who Told You That Can You Get To That City in the Sky Respect Yourself Change Slippery People Are You Sure Far Celestial Shore Heavy Makes You Happy Let's Do It Again No Time For Crying Symphony Center, Chicago, IL, USA, Feb 4, 2023 Pro-Shot 151min.