4:30If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) by The Staple Singers from Faith and Grace
J.O.E., The Staple Singers, The Sound, R.E.M., L.A.B., Elvis Presley, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Mavis Staples
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Mavis Staples — Rehearsal Clips
Rare rehearsal footage of Mavis Staples, curated from across the internet. Browse 8 clips below.
About Rehearsal Footage
Rehearsal footage captures music in its rawest form — before the performance is polished, before the audience arrives, before anyone is watching. These clips often reveal how arrangements evolved, how musicians communicated, and how the versions we know were shaped through trial and error. Some of the most fascinating footage in the archive is of bands working through songs that would become classics.
About Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band the Staple Singers, of which she is the last surviving member. During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again". In 1969, Staples released her self-titled debut solo album.
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2:29Blowin' In The Wind by The Staple Singers from Faith and Grace
J.O.E., The Staple Singers, The Sound, R.E.M., L.A.B., Elvis Presley, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Mavis Staples
1970sSoloRehearsal
2:16Use What You Got by The Staple Singers from Faith and Grace
J.O.E., The Staple Singers, The Sound, R.E.M., L.A.B., Elvis Presley, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Mavis Staples
1970sSoloRehearsal
2:36Samson And Delilah by The Staple Singers from Faith and Grace
J.O.E., The Staple Singers, The Sound, R.E.M., L.A.B., Elvis Presley, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Mavis Staples
1970sSoloRehearsal
3:01It Rained Children by The Staple Singers from Faith and Grace
J.O.E., The Staple Singers, The Sound, R.E.M., L.A.B., Elvis Presley, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Mavis Staples
1970sSoloRehearsal
2:38Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen by The Staple Singers from Faith and Grace
J.O.E., The Staple Singers, The Sound, R.E.M., L.A.B., Elvis Presley, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Mavis Staples
1970sSoloRehearsal
2:41Got To Be Some Changes Made by The Staple Singers from Faith and Grace
J.O.E., The Staple Singers, The Sound, R.E.M., L.A.B., Elvis Presley, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan, Sam Cooke, Mavis Staples
1970sSoloRehearsal
4:58Wilco, Nick Lowe & Mavis Staples rehearse "The Weight"
Wilco, Mavis Staples
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