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Roundup

8-24-07

Mavis Staples: Interviewed by Brian Williams on NBC

Mavis Staples, whose music career has lasted half a century, was the subject of a long video essay on NBC.

Scroll or search on MSNBC for: " Remembering soul legend Mavis Staples."

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