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Co-host @soundopinions. Former music critic at Chicago Tribune. Author of 7 books, including "I'll Take You There." Teaching music and democracy at U of C.
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‘I have to be the history’: The work still isn’t done for Mavis Staples – Matter News

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By Greg Kot
| Matter News
When I once suggested to Mavis Staples that new generations of her listeners might be unaware of her history as a civil-rights activist, she nodded. “People forget the history or some don’t know it at all,” she said. “That’s why I have to be the history.” That sense of purpose radiates from the singer whenever she takes the stage.
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‘I have to be the history’: The work still isn’t done for Mavis Staples – Matter News

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By Greg Kot
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When I once suggested to Mavis Staples that new generations of her listeners might be unaware of her history as a civil-rights activist, she nodded. “People forget the history or some don’t know it at all,” she said. “That’s why I have to be the history.” That sense of purpose radiates from the singer whenever she takes the stage.
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The ongoing evolution of singer and songwriter Lydia Loveless

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By Greg Kot
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Lydia Loveless’ latest album, Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again, traces the arc of a relationship that didn’t work out. It’s a helluva story, both writerly and visceral, brimming with the kind of brutal honesty we’ve come to expect from Loveless.
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