UMavis Staples ungenye ye- izinkanyezi ezinkulu zomculo waseMelika Ikhulu lama-XNUMX. Ngemuva kokushona kukayise, waziqophela eyakhe i-albhamu, nemali yakhe, waya kumalebula womculo ahlukene ukuyidayisa.
Ngemuva kokulandela uyise amashumi ayisithupha eminyaka, wabhekana nokusha inselelo yodwa. Ngemuva kobunzima obuthile bokuqala, ngo-2007 waqala ukusebenzela ama-ANTI Records noRy Cooder, kwathi ngo-2010 noJeff Tweedy, othi uthokozile ngokuba nobungane obukhetheke kakhulu naye.
Kusukela kulo msebenzi we-solo nokubambisana noJeff Tweedy, singaqhakambisa ama-albhamu anjengokuthi “Awuwedwa", Kusuka ngo-2010 futhi"Umvini Owodwa Weqiniso”, Kusuka ngonyaka ka-2013. Womabili la ma-albhamu akhonze ukunikeza izingoma ezikhunjulwayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-documentary "Mavis", kusukela ngonyaka odlule i-2015, isebenze ukukhombisa ubungqabavu balo mculi ngokwakhe.
Okwakho i-albhamu entsha ye-studio, “Living on A High Note”, Ikhishwe nguM. Ward, enezingoma ezintsha zabaculi abasebasha njengoValerie June, Benjamin Booker noma u-Aloe Blacc, ebuye ibe nabaculi abaningi asebedlile njengoNeko Case, Nick Cave, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), M. Ward ( umkhiqizi werekhodi) noma uBen Harper. Iphosta yokunethezeka okuphelele okuhambisana nenganekwane yengoma yaseMelika esivele isineminyaka engama-76 ubudala.
Umuntu ophethe umsindo we-albhamu nguM. Ward, insizwa enethalente nemibono emisha, naye oqambe ingoma. Yize kunabaculi abahluke kakhulu, uWard ukwazile ukunikeza i- kuhlangana kwetingcikitsi ukuze i-disc izwakale njengeqoqo elihlangene. Ingoma yokuqala eyaqanjwa yayithi "Inothi eliphezulu", omele kakhulu umzuzu uMavis Staples ahlala kuwo, osebenze njengowodwa. Konke kukhombisa ukuthi i- "Living on A High Note" kuzoba okuthengisa kakhulu. Masikhumbule ukuthi le nganekwane yeqiniso yomculo, akubanga ngaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi edlule engatholanga muntu ozohlela amarekhodi akhe.