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001    ocn830352121 
003    OCoLC 
005    20140122195514.0 
008    130812s2014    nyuaf    bk   001 0ceng   
010      2013032633 
020    9781451647853|qhardback 
020    1451647859|qhardback 
035    (OCoLC)830352121 
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049    WHPP 
050 00 ML400|b.K873 2014 
082 00 782.25/40922|aB|223 
100 1  Kot, Greg. 
245 10 I'll take you there :|bMavis Staples, the Staple Singers, 
       and the march up freedom's highway /|cGreg Kot. 
246 3  I will take you there 
250    First Scribner hardcover edition. 
264  1 New York :|bScribner,|c2014. 
300    viii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-294), 
       discography (pages 289-291), and index. 
505 0  Prologue: "Freedom Highway" in sequined flats -- Voices in
       the Mississippi night -- Hard time killing floor -- "If I 
       could hear my mother pray again" -- "This may be the last 
       time" -- "Gospel in a blues key" -- "Uncloudy day" -- A 
       guitar, an amplifier, and a gun -- "That's the guy who 
       sings 'Blue Suede Shoes'" -- "God was in the room" -- Sam 
       Cooke and Aretha -- Modern folksingers -- For the love of 
       Bob Dylan -- "If he can preach it, we can sing it" -- 
       "Freedom highway" -- "Why am I treated so bad?" -- "Mavis,
       you want a hit?" -- The Stax era begins -- "When will we 
       be paid?" -- Mahalia passes the torch -- "You talk to me 
       like I'm a kid" -- "I have learned to do without you" -- 
       Muscle shoals soul -- Back to the motherland -- "Cleo, you
       like brownies?" -- "Respect yourself" -- "I'll take you 
       there" -- Wattstax -- "They don't know which category to 
       put us in" -- A family tragedy -- Stax crumbles -- "Let's 
       do it again" -- "I was never more scared in my life" -- 
       "The last waltz" -- Desperate times -- "Slippery people" -
       - Prince and the Holy Ghost moment -- Pops, the second act
       -- "Whatever you do, don't give up" -- "My skin started 
       moving on my bones" -- "I'll be the history" -- Hope at 
       the hideout -- "You are not alone" -- "When the gates 
       swing open, let me in". 
520    Recounts the life and achievements of the lead singer of 
       the Staple Singers, revealing how her family fused diverse
       musical genres to transcend racism and oppression through 
       song, and discussing her collaborations with fellow 
       artists and her impact on civil rights culture. 
600 10 Staples, Mavis. 
610 20 Staple Singers. 
650  0 Gospel musicians|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians.
       |2bisacsh 
650  7 MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Chamber.|2bisacsh 
650  7 MUSIC / General.|2bisacsh 
914    MID.b23022462 
994    02|bWHP 
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 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  B STAPLES MAVIS K    Check Shelf
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