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Best of the Vee-Jay Years (Ocrd)
Staple Singers
Best of the Vee-Jay Years (Ocrd)
Genres: Pop, R&B, Gospel
 
  •  Track Listings (17) - Disc #1

The Staple Singers, featuring Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his tremolo-drenched Fender, achieved total glory as one of the most successful gospel crossover groups ever assembled. The group signed to Vee-Jay in 1955 and it wa...  more »

     
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All Artists: Staple Singers
Title: Best of the Vee-Jay Years (Ocrd)
Members Wishing: 6
Total Copies: 0
Label: Shout Factory
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 9/25/2007
Genres: Pop, R&B, Gospel
Styles: Soul, Contemporary, Traditional
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 826663106411

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The Staple Singers, featuring Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his tremolo-drenched Fender, achieved total glory as one of the most successful gospel crossover groups ever assembled. The group signed to Vee-Jay in 1955 and it wasn't long until their albums were selling, according to Pops, "like rock and roll records". Better known for the soul recordings released later in their career, this collection gives fans a chance to examine the The Staple Singers crucial, pre-Stax, gospel beginnings.
 

CD Reviews

PERFECT!
Marilyn Jones | Austin, Texas | 10/21/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's gospel, but so much more. Did Janis Joplin get her inspiration from Mavis Staples? Best album I've bought in at least a year--can't get enough of it and I'm not even religious."