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Mavis Staples’ 85th Birthday Salute Brings Out Chris Stapleton, Hozier, Black Pumas, Bonnie Raitt and Other All-Star Acolytes
An 85th birthday party concert for Mavis Staples included Hozier, Chris Stapleton, Black Pumas, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Grace Potter and more.
I wanna learn what that is.” Staples is probably one of the few artists around who could get away with saying to the singer and slide guitarist “Come on, little girl.” After their shared number, the legend kept calling out Raitt’s name and added, “Pops [Mavis’ father] used to say, ‘There’s a little piece of leather, but she’s well put together. Trombone Shorty, a high point of Staples’ 80th birthday concert, came back to reach similar peaks for her 85th, playing “When the Saints Go Marching In” in the first half as well as sitting in with Taj Mahal and Robert Randolph for a jammy moment in the second. Other highlights included Randolph’s “Baptize Me,” Mahal’s “You’ll Need Somebody on Your Bond,” “Will the Circle Be Unbroken ” and “Keep Your Eyes on the Prize,” McDonald’s “People Get Ready” and “Freedom Highway,” Keb’ Mo’s “Clap Your Hands” and “Have a Little Faith,” and Jones’ “To Live” and “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.”
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