On the heels of numerous projects as well an appearance in the film ‘Summer of Soul,’ R&B queen Mavis Staples returns to Southeast Texas with a Galveston show Jan. 7.

If you caught Questlove’s directorial debut Summer of Soul, then you might recall a nervous and totally transcendent Mavis Staples singing alongside Mahalia Jackson. The documentary, composed of ...

Now in its seventh decade, Mavis Staples' career has taken her through chart-topping hits with the gospel-soul family band The Staple Singers, performances for Martin Luther King Jr., enshrinement in ...