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Mavis Staples Spotlight Rounds Out February Feature

Friday, Feb.  28/Sunday, Mar. 2 2014

Crossroads wraps up its month-long salute to The Staple Singers with music from Mavis Staples – including selections from her first solo album recorded while the Staples were on Stax, one of two albums she did with Prince, guest appearances with Maria Muldaur and Robben Ford, and in hour two, a special featuring Mavis Staples at the Newport Folk Festival. Plus new music from Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Joe Louis Walker, Root Doctor and more.

Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.