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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Allow me to forward public notice to the list of a great,
iconic soul and gospel singer's appearance in Moscow at Rendezvous in the
Park in eleven days. Bruce Livingston</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Mavis
Staples</STRONG>, a soul and gospel legend and an ardent defender of civil
rights, is appearing at Rendezvous in the Park at East City Park on Saturday
night, July 21, 2007. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mavis came from a Mississippi family that comprised a well
known</FONT><FONT face=Arial> gospel group, the "Staple Singers."
The Staple Singers participated significantly in the civil rights movement of
the 1960s, touring the South with Dr. Martin Luther King and singing
at many of the protest marches. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mavis' most recent album, "We'll Never Turn Back,"
was released in April of this year. It is a powerful civil rights
album in its own right, reprising some traditional songs from the 60s civil
rights protest marches, (e.g., "Eyes on the Prize"), while containing new songs
that address Mavis' concern about the "much to be done" still today.
"We'll Never Turn Back" was produced by Ry Cooder. One of many extremely
positive reviews of this album can be found here: <A
href="http://www.anti.com/artist.php?id=44">http://www.anti.com/artist.php?id=44</A> .
An interview on national Public Radio's "Morning Edition" can be heard here: <A
href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10253859">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10253859</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Although Mavis and the Staple Singers moved on to secular
R&B music and huge commercial success in the 1970s ("I'll Take You
There," "Respect Yourself" and "Do it Again"), she never stopped writing
about improving the human condition. </FONT><FONT face=Arial>Mavis
moved on to a solo career in the 80s and 90s, reprising her gospel roots in
an acclaimed tribute to Mahalia Jackson in 1996. Mavis then exploded onto
the blues scene in 2004 with her Alligator records debut and first blues album,
"Have a Little Faith," which won three W.C. Handy Awards (the Blues
"Grammy"). </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Links to web sites discussing her career follow, focusing
on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, her biography, and her penultimate
album (Have a Little Faith):</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://www.mavisstaples.com/article.cfm?id=239&type=24">http://www.mavisstaples.com/article.cfm?id=239&type=24</A>
(her acclaimed 2004 blues album)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/the-staple-singers">http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/the-staple-singers</A>
(Hall of Fame -- Staple Singers)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://www.rosebudus.com/staples/TheBestOf.html">http://www.rosebudus.com/staples/TheBestOf.html</A> (history)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.mavisstaples.com/bio.cfm"><FONT
face=Arial>http://www.mavisstaples.com/bio.cfm</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial> (bio)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Tickets for this living legend are $25, though purchase of
the Rendezvous "button" for $50 will gain you entry to all four off the
Rendezvous concerts.</FONT></DIV>
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