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2780873, RIP Cleotha Staples
Posted by c71, Fri Feb-22-13 04:42 PM
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cleotha-staples-of-staple-singers-dead-at-78-20130222
"I credit Pops' guitar and Cleedy’s voice with making our sound so different," Mavis Staples said, referring to her sister by a nickname. "Her high voice – Pops would take her to a minor key a lot. A lot of singers would try to sing like her."
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2780899, RIP
Posted by motherburd, Fri Feb-22-13 05:50 PM
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2780907, Damn shame
Posted by The DC Sniper, Fri Feb-22-13 06:40 PM
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2780929, man, Pops only died a few years back
Posted by lonesome_d, Fri Feb-22-13 10:33 PM
seems tragic that his daughter's going so soon after... no idea sh was 78, but then their first record was 60 years ago or so...
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2780993, RE: RIP Cleotha Staples
Posted by j3ph, Sat Feb-23-13 07:23 AM
Yep, rest in peace, Cleotha.
I was just finishing up a Stax mix when I heard the news. Staple Singers were incredible.
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