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Music review: Sad and Beautiful World, album by Mavis Staples

Music review: Sad and Beautiful World, album by Mavis Staples

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

MAVIS STAPLES is 86. She once turned down a marriage proposal from Bob Dylan. She tried to retire, but felt that she had more to give. Her latest album, Sad and Beautiful World (ANTI-records), covers seven decades, almost as long as her career (sh...

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