Pervis Staples, who co-founded the gospel group the Staple Singers, has died aged 85. His sister, Mavis Staples, told the magazine: “Pervis was one of a kind – comical and downright fly. He was one of the good guys and will live on as a true Chicago legend.”Roebuck “Pops” Staples formed the Staple Singers with his children Cleotha, Pervis and Mavis in the late 40s. “He said, ‘If he can preach it, we can sing it,’” Mavis told the Guardian in 2017. Pervis returned for a short while but quit permanently after the Staple Singers recorded 1968’s Soul Folk in Action album, their first for Stax.

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2021 11:48 UTC