Yvonne Staples of hit-making Staple Singers dies in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) " Yvonne Staples, whose voice and business acumen powered the success of the Staple Singers, has died at age 80.The Chicago funeral home Leak and Sons says she died Tuesday at her home in Chicago.Staples' family gospel group had a string of Top 40 hits and scored their first No. 1 with "I'll Take You There" in the early 1970s.She also performed with her sisters Mavis and Cleotha and their father Pops on other hits, including "Respect Yourself."The [...]
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