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465:; the title track of which was a civil rights movement protest song penned by Pops Staples. It was on Epic that the Staple Singers developed a style more accessible to mainstream audiences, with "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "
409:. Roebuck and Oceola's children, son Pervis and daughters, Mavis and Yvonne, were born in Chicago. Roebuck worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants while his family of four children grew up. The family began appearing in
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2594:"CAN Charts > Staple Singers"
2428:Limbong, Andrew (May 13, 2021).
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901:What the World Needs Now is Love
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1988:Traub, Alex (May 14, 2021).
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3342:A Piece of the Action
3268:Livin' on a High Note
3244:We'll Never Turn Back
3220:Time Waits for No One
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3204:Only for the Lonely
2857:I'll Take You There
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1722:I Honestly Love You
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1313:The Staple Swingers
1285:For What It's Worth
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2687:The Staple Singers
2678:The Staple Singers
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1820:"Slippery People"
1544:"City in the Sky"
1468:"Be What You Are"
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