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Mavis Staples with special guest Allen Toussaint
Mavis Staples: Rhythm, blues and gospel queen Mavis Staples began her career touring and recording gospel tunes with her family as The Staple Singers. By the mid-1960's The Staple Singers, inspired by their close friendship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., became the spiritual and musical voices of the civil rights movement. The Staples signed to Stax Records in 1968, joining their gospel harmonies and deep faith with pop musical accompaniment, taking their singles to the Top 40 eight times between 1971 and 1975, including two #1 singles, I'll Take You There and Let's Do It Again. Now a bona fide pop star, Mavis Staples still channels her soulful, gospel roots to inspire change and optimism through her lyrics and musical styling.
Allen Toussaint: Singer, pianist, songwriter, arranger and producer, New Orleans native Allen Toussaint has been making hit records for over forty years. His massive influence on American music reaches deep into the idioms of rhythm and blues, pop, country, musical theater, blues and jazz. Toussaint now runs his own record label, NYNO, and enjoys a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame where he was inducted in 1998.
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LocationWoodland Park Zoo
601 N. 59th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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