<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><lastBuildDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:17:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://www.fwicki.com/rss/Music-Videos/Mannish-Boys-Videos" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><ttl>24</ttl><title>Mannish Boys Videos</title><link>http://www.fwicki.com/fwickis/Music-Videos/Mannish-Boys-Videos</link><description>This Fwickimedia mashup contains videos and multimedia content about Mannish Boys.</description><generator>Fwicki.Com - Fwicki Feed Generator</generator><language>en-us</language><image><url>http://www.fwicki.com/images/ui/feed-link.jpg</url><title>Fwicki - RSS Feed Management</title><link>http://www.fwicki.com/fwickis/Music-Videos/Mannish-Boys-Videos</link><description>Fwicki - RSS Feed Management</description><width>44</width><height>45</height></image><item><title>11-20 Damn It Feels Good to Be Thursday</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=2833361538&amp;a=rss&amp;p=6</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=2833361538&amp;a=rss&amp;p=6105</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0003/72/17/7217A5738240D8670F59FD.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;yes yes, Danny's my name and Thursday's my day http://www.youtube.com/radioschizo  The font used in the intro is Aurek-Besh, that came from the Star Wars movies.  Yes, I'm a nerd.  Song: Damn it feels good to be a gangster by Geto Boys</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:47:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Soap Scoop (Week of 11-17-08)</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=1355903204&amp;a=rss&amp;p=1</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=1355903204&amp;a=rss&amp;p=1465</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0003/E7/3C/E73CB278B709C489A1BC37.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;General Hospital's Rebecca Herbst hosts this week's edition of ABC Soap Scoop.  AMC: Adian takes a bullet for Greenlee. Brot witnesses Taylor and Jake in an intimate moment. Flashback to when Reese and Bianca ask Zach to father their child.   OLTL: How will Cole react when he finds out Marty has no memory of him? Blair confronts Todd about Marty. Starr finds out what Todd planned to do. Tess freaks out when she sees the baby.   GH: Jason retaliates against the Russians but Sam gets caught in the crossfire. Kate corners Sonny to tell him about Dante. Sonny proposes to Claudia. Spinelli finds Maxie unconcious. Jason advises Sam and Liz to leave town with the boys. They go into hiding but trouble is right behind them.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:06:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Soap Scoop (Week of 11-17-08)</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=1355903204&amp;a=rss&amp;p=5</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=1355903204&amp;a=rss&amp;p=5466</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0003/E7/3C/E73CB278B709C489A1BC37.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;General Hospital's Rebecca Herbst hosts this week's edition of ABC Soap Scoop.  AMC: Adian takes a bullet for Greenlee. Brot witnesses Taylor and Jake in an intimate moment. Flashback to when Reese and Bianca ask Zach to father their child.   OLTL: How will Cole react when he finds out Marty has no memory of him? Blair confronts Todd about Marty. Starr finds out what Todd planned to do. Tess freaks out when she sees the baby.   GH: Jason retaliates against the Russians but Sam gets caught in the crossfire. Kate corners Sonny to tell him about Dante. Sonny proposes to Claudia. Spinelli finds Maxie unconcious. Jason advises Sam and Liz to leave town with the boys. They go into hiding but trouble is right behind them.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:06:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>City of Champions has another as Brockton boys prevail</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=2135517677&amp;a=rss&amp;p=2</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=2135517677&amp;a=rss&amp;p=2467</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0002/96/D8/96D81E9FD5EE2F95EC6E2C.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Enterprise of Brockton, Mass. www.enterprisenews.com By Jim Fenton ENTERPRISE STAFF Posted Nov 17, 2008 @ 02:24 AM Last update Nov 17, 2008 @ 09:42 AM  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUINCY ? The Brockton High boys soccer team had reached this point twice before, only to fall just short in its quest for a Div. 1 South Sectional championship.  The Boxers advanced to the sectional title game in 2004, but lost to Boston College High, and they were edged by Weymouth to end last season in the final round.  Making its third title game appearance in the last five years on Sunday afternoon, Brockton found a way to emerge with its first Div. 1 South championship.  The third time was the charm for the 10th-seeded Boxers, who outlasted 12th-seeded Needham, 3-2, in a match that was decided on penalty kicks at frigid Veterans Memorial Stadium.  Senior defender Nicholas Andrade delivered the decisive penalty kick to snap a 3-3 tie in the shootout and send Brockton to the state semifinal round.  The Boxers (12-2-8) play North Sectional champ Framingham on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Manning Bowl in Lynn. Framingham beat St. Johns Prep, 2-0, Sunday night in the North final.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:25:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PASTOR MANNING'S MINSTREL SHOW</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=2952607428&amp;a=rss&amp;p=1</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=2952607428&amp;a=rss&amp;p=1468</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0005/52/73/5273BA061EA50AA47F8DE3.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;Teaching a generation of black boys to kiss a*s Please rate this video.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:32:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>City of Champions has another as Brockton boys prevail</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=2135517677&amp;a=rss&amp;p=3</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=2135517677&amp;a=rss&amp;p=3469</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0002/96/D8/96D81E9FD5EE2F95EC6E2C.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Enterprise of Brockton, Mass. www.enterprisenews.com By Jim Fenton ENTERPRISE STAFF Posted Nov 17, 2008 @ 02:24 AM Last update Nov 17, 2008 @ 09:42 AM  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUINCY ? The Brockton High boys soccer team had reached this point twice before, only to fall just short in its quest for a Div. 1 South Sectional championship.  The Boxers advanced to the sectional title game in 2004, but lost to Boston College High, and they were edged by Weymouth to end last season in the final round.  Making its third title game appearance in the last five years on Sunday afternoon, Brockton found a way to emerge with its first Div. 1 South championship.  The third time was the charm for the 10th-seeded Boxers, who outlasted 12th-seeded Needham, 3-2, in a match that was decided on penalty kicks at frigid Veterans Memorial Stadium.  Senior defender Nicholas Andrade delivered the decisive penalty kick to snap a 3-3 tie in the shootout and send Brockton to the state semifinal round.  The Boxers (12-2-8) play North Sectional champ Framingham on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Manning Bowl in Lynn. Framingham beat St. Johns Prep, 2-0, Sunday night in the North final.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:25:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jimmy Carl Black</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=3373129755&amp;a=rss&amp;p=2</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=3373129755&amp;a=rss&amp;p=2470</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0004/45/E5/45E5526A07BFE183981BA8.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jimmy Carl Black, ?the Indian of the group?, is probably best remembered as the original drummer with Frank Zappa?s group The Mothers of Invention, later known as The Mothers. In fact in 1965 Jimmy, along with Roy Estrada and Ray Collins, auditioned and hired Frank Zappa to join their group The Soul Giants and shortly thereafter Frank took over as the band leader and the group became The Mothers.  Jimmy also played and jammed with other artists including Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, B.B. King, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, The Doors, Joe Cocker, Arthur Brown, Chicago, Blood, Sweat and Tears, The Turtles, John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, and The Moody Blues.  Following his time with Frank Zappa and The Mothers Jimmy Carl Black formed several bands including Geronimo Black, The Valley Loboys, Big Sonny and The Loboys, The Grandmothers ? partly a Zappa tribute band playing early Zappa, Jimmy Carl Black and The Mannish Boys and The Farrell &amp; Black Band.  From 1995 Jimmy often guested on tour and on album with Liverpool band The Muffin Men doing Zappa and Beefheart numbers.  In 2001 Jimmy was diagnosed with leukaemia and in August 2008 with inoperable lung cancer. Jimmy died on Saturday 1st November 2008. A benefit event to raise funds to help pay for Jimmy?s medical expenses had been organised to take place in London on Sunday 9th November, as he had passed away the week before, the gig became a tribute to Jimmy and benefit for his wife and family. Regards the short video I have posted here, the ?live? clips are shot on a digital stills camera pretending to be a video camera and the sound and picture quality are rough, very rough, but it?s all I?ve got. The actual sound quality at the venues on the nights was excellent.  So the ?live? bits are Jimmy singing with the excellent Muffin Men at The Borderline, London W1, on 31st March 2005. (The segue during ?The Duke of Prunes? goes from Jimmy singing live to Ray Collins singing on the album ?Absolutely Free?).  The other ?live? clips are MC Ben Watson talking onstage at the benefit and tribute gig at Bridgehouse 11, London E16, on Sunday 9th November 2008. 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&lt;/table&gt;</description><category>Technology</category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:17:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jimmy Carl Black</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=3373129755&amp;a=rss&amp;p=9</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=3373129755&amp;a=rss&amp;p=9472</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0004/45/E5/45E5526A07BFE183981BA8.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jimmy Carl Black, ?the Indian of the group?, is probably best remembered as the original drummer with Frank Zappa?s group The Mothers of Invention, later known as The Mothers. In fact in 1965 Jimmy, along with Roy Estrada and Ray Collins, auditioned and hired Frank Zappa to join their group The Soul Giants and shortly thereafter Frank took over as the band leader and the group became The Mothers.  Jimmy also played and jammed with other artists including Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, B.B. King, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, The Doors, Joe Cocker, Arthur Brown, Chicago, Blood, Sweat and Tears, The Turtles, John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, and The Moody Blues.  Following his time with Frank Zappa and The Mothers Jimmy Carl Black formed several bands including Geronimo Black, The Valley Loboys, Big Sonny and The Loboys, The Grandmothers ? partly a Zappa tribute band playing early Zappa, Jimmy Carl Black and The Mannish Boys and The Farrell &amp; Black Band.  From 1995 Jimmy often guested on tour and on album with Liverpool band The Muffin Men doing Zappa and Beefheart numbers.  In 2001 Jimmy was diagnosed with leukaemia and in August 2008 with inoperable lung cancer. Jimmy died on Saturday 1st November 2008. A benefit event to raise funds to help pay for Jimmy?s medical expenses had been organised to take place in London on Sunday 9th November, as he had passed away the week before, the gig became a tribute to Jimmy and benefit for his wife and family. Regards the short video I have posted here, the ?live? clips are shot on a digital stills camera pretending to be a video camera and the sound and picture quality are rough, very rough, but it?s all I?ve got. The actual sound quality at the venues on the nights was excellent.  So the ?live? bits are Jimmy singing with the excellent Muffin Men at The Borderline, London W1, on 31st March 2005. (The segue during ?The Duke of Prunes? goes from Jimmy singing live to Ray Collins singing on the album ?Absolutely Free?).  The other ?live? clips are MC Ben Watson talking onstage at the benefit and tribute gig at Bridgehouse 11, London E16, on Sunday 9th November 2008. Jimmy Carl Black, 1st February 1938 - 1st November 2008</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:13:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Staple Singers - A short History</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=642056950&amp;a=rss&amp;p=1</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=642056950&amp;a=rss&amp;p=1473</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0004/53/68/5368603F81830697809B44.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Staple Singers  were an American gospel, soul, and R&amp;B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914-2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (born 1934), Pervis (born 1935), Yvonne (b. 1936), and Mavis (b. 1939). They are best known for their 1970s hits "I'll Take You There", "Respect Yourself", and "Let's Do It Again". The family began appearing in Chicago-area churches in 1948, and signed their first professional contract in 1952. [1] During their early career they recorded in an acoustic gospel-folk style with various labels: United Records, Vee-Jay Records, Riverside Records, and then Epic Records in 1965. While the family surname is "Staples", the group used the singular form for its name, resulting in the group's name being "The Staple Singers". It was on Epic that the Staple Singers began moving into mainstream pop markets, with "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "For What It's Worth" (Stephen Stills) in 1967. In 1968, the Staple Singers signed to Stax Records and released two albums with Steve Cropper and Booker T &amp; the MG's ? Soul Folk in Action and We'll Get Over. By 1970, Al Bell had become producer, and with Engineer Terry Manning, the family began recording at the famed Muscle Shoals studio, and Memphis' Ardent Studio, moving in a more funk and soul direction.  The first Stax hit was "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)". Their 1971 recording of "Respect Yourself", written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice, peaked at number 2 on the R&amp;B charts and was a number 12 pop hit as well. The song's theme of self-empowerment had universal appeal, released in the period immediately following the intense American civil rights movement of the 1960s. In 1972, the group had a huge No. 1 hit in the United States with "I'll Take You There". It topped both pop and R&amp;B charts. "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)" would become another big hit, reaching number 9 pop and number 1 on the R&amp;B chart in 1973.  Then, after Stax's bankruptcy in 1975, they signed to Curtis Mayfield's label, Curtom Records, and released "Let's Do It Again", produced by Mayfield; the song became their second No. 1 pop hit in the US. In 1976, they collaborated with The Band on the song "The Weight" for their film The Last Waltz. However, they were not able to regain their momentum, releasing only occasional minor hits. Their 1984 album Turning Point featured their final Top 40 hit, a cover of Talking Heads' "Slippery People" (which reached also reached the Top 5 on the Dance chart). In 1994, they again performed the song "The Weight" with Country music artist Marty Stuart for MCA Nashville's Rhythm Country &amp; Blues compilation, somewhat re-establishing an audience. The song, "Respect Yourself", was used by Spike Lee in the soundtrack to his movie, Crooklyn, made in 1994.  In 1999, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Pops Staples died of complications from a concussion suffered in December 2000. In 2005, the group was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.  Oleta Adams Yolanda Adams Rance Allen Vanessa Bell Armstrong Inez Andrews The Blind Boys of Alabama Kim Burrell Shirley Caesar Byron Cage The Caravans The Clark Sisters Rev. James Cleveland Commissioned Beverly Crawford Andrae Crouch Sandra Crouch Montrell Darrett The Davis Sisters The Dixie Hummingbirds Thomas A. Dorsey Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Aretha Franklin Cassietta George Al Green Bessie Griffin Danniebelle Hall Fred Hammond Edwin Hawkins Tramaine Hawkins Walter Hawkins Mahalia Jackson Blind Willie Johnson Mitchell Jones John P. Kee Joey Kibble Karima Kibble Mark Kibble Dorothy Love Coates Donald Lawrence Heather Martin Mary Mary Donnie McClurkin Claude V. McKnight III Roberta Martin Thurman Ruth aka Thermon Ruth, T. Ruth Ron Kenoly Ira D. Sankey Marvin Sapp Briana Scott Marilyn Sellars The Sensational Nightingales Karen Clark Sheard Kierra "Kiki" Sheard The Soul Stirrers Sounds of Blackness Richard Smallwood The Statler Brothers The Staple Singers Keith Staten Candi Staton Ruben Studdard The Swan Silvertones Take 6 Sister Rosetta Tharpe Albertina Walker</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:11:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Staple Singers - A short History</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=642056950&amp;a=rss&amp;p=9</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=642056950&amp;a=rss&amp;p=9474</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0004/53/68/5368603F81830697809B44.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Staple Singers  were an American gospel, soul, and R&amp;B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914-2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (born 1934), Pervis (born 1935), Yvonne (b. 1936), and Mavis (b. 1939). They are best known for their 1970s hits "I'll Take You There", "Respect Yourself", and "Let's Do It Again". The family began appearing in Chicago-area churches in 1948, and signed their first professional contract in 1952. [1] During their early career they recorded in an acoustic gospel-folk style with various labels: United Records, Vee-Jay Records, Riverside Records, and then Epic Records in 1965. While the family surname is "Staples", the group used the singular form for its name, resulting in the group's name being "The Staple Singers". It was on Epic that the Staple Singers began moving into mainstream pop markets, with "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "For What It's Worth" (Stephen Stills) in 1967. In 1968, the Staple Singers signed to Stax Records and released two albums with Steve Cropper and Booker T &amp; the MG's ? Soul Folk in Action and We'll Get Over. By 1970, Al Bell had become producer, and with Engineer Terry Manning, the family began recording at the famed Muscle Shoals studio, and Memphis' Ardent Studio, moving in a more funk and soul direction.  The first Stax hit was "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)". Their 1971 recording of "Respect Yourself", written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice, peaked at number 2 on the R&amp;B charts and was a number 12 pop hit as well. The song's theme of self-empowerment had universal appeal, released in the period immediately following the intense American civil rights movement of the 1960s. In 1972, the group had a huge No. 1 hit in the United States with "I'll Take You There". It topped both pop and R&amp;B charts. "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)" would become another big hit, reaching number 9 pop and number 1 on the R&amp;B chart in 1973.  Then, after Stax's bankruptcy in 1975, they signed to Curtis Mayfield's label, Curtom Records, and released "Let's Do It Again", produced by Mayfield; the song became their second No. 1 pop hit in the US. In 1976, they collaborated with The Band on the song "The Weight" for their film The Last Waltz. However, they were not able to regain their momentum, releasing only occasional minor hits. Their 1984 album Turning Point featured their final Top 40 hit, a cover of Talking Heads' "Slippery People" (which reached also reached the Top 5 on the Dance chart). In 1994, they again performed the song "The Weight" with Country music artist Marty Stuart for MCA Nashville's Rhythm Country &amp; Blues compilation, somewhat re-establishing an audience. The song, "Respect Yourself", was used by Spike Lee in the soundtrack to his movie, Crooklyn, made in 1994.  In 1999, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Pops Staples died of complications from a concussion suffered in December 2000. In 2005, the group was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.  Oleta Adams Yolanda Adams Rance Allen Vanessa Bell Armstrong Inez Andrews The Blind Boys of Alabama Kim Burrell Shirley Caesar Byron Cage The Caravans The Clark Sisters Rev. James Cleveland Commissioned Beverly Crawford Andrae Crouch Sandra Crouch Montrell Darrett The Davis Sisters The Dixie Hummingbirds Thomas A. Dorsey Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Aretha Franklin Cassietta George Al Green Bessie Griffin Danniebelle Hall Fred Hammond Edwin Hawkins Tramaine Hawkins Walter Hawkins Mahalia Jackson Blind Willie Johnson Mitchell Jones John P. Kee Joey Kibble Karima Kibble Mark Kibble Dorothy Love Coates Donald Lawrence Heather Martin Mary Mary Donnie McClurkin Claude V. McKnight III Roberta Martin Thurman Ruth aka Thermon Ruth, T. Ruth Ron Kenoly Ira D. Sankey Marvin Sapp Briana Scott Marilyn Sellars The Sensational Nightingales Karen Clark Sheard Kierra "Kiki" Sheard The Soul Stirrers Sounds of Blackness Richard Smallwood The Statler Brothers The Staple Singers Keith Staten Candi Staton Ruben Studdard The Swan Silvertones Take 6 Sister Rosetta Tharpe Albertina Walker</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:11:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Staple Singers - A short History</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=642056950&amp;a=rss&amp;p=7</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=642056950&amp;a=rss&amp;p=7475</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0004/53/68/5368603F81830697809B44.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Staple Singers  were an American gospel, soul, and R&amp;B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914-2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (born 1934), Pervis (born 1935), Yvonne (b. 1936), and Mavis (b. 1939). They are best known for their 1970s hits "I'll Take You There", "Respect Yourself", and "Let's Do It Again". The family began appearing in Chicago-area churches in 1948, and signed their first professional contract in 1952. [1] During their early career they recorded in an acoustic gospel-folk style with various labels: United Records, Vee-Jay Records, Riverside Records, and then Epic Records in 1965. While the family surname is "Staples", the group used the singular form for its name, resulting in the group's name being "The Staple Singers". It was on Epic that the Staple Singers began moving into mainstream pop markets, with "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "For What It's Worth" (Stephen Stills) in 1967. In 1968, the Staple Singers signed to Stax Records and released two albums with Steve Cropper and Booker T &amp; the MG's ? Soul Folk in Action and We'll Get Over. By 1970, Al Bell had become producer, and with Engineer Terry Manning, the family began recording at the famed Muscle Shoals studio, and Memphis' Ardent Studio, moving in a more funk and soul direction.  The first Stax hit was "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)". Their 1971 recording of "Respect Yourself", written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice, peaked at number 2 on the R&amp;B charts and was a number 12 pop hit as well. The song's theme of self-empowerment had universal appeal, released in the period immediately following the intense American civil rights movement of the 1960s. In 1972, the group had a huge No. 1 hit in the United States with "I'll Take You There". It topped both pop and R&amp;B charts. "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)" would become another big hit, reaching number 9 pop and number 1 on the R&amp;B chart in 1973.  Then, after Stax's bankruptcy in 1975, they signed to Curtis Mayfield's label, Curtom Records, and released "Let's Do It Again", produced by Mayfield; the song became their second No. 1 pop hit in the US. In 1976, they collaborated with The Band on the song "The Weight" for their film The Last Waltz. However, they were not able to regain their momentum, releasing only occasional minor hits. Their 1984 album Turning Point featured their final Top 40 hit, a cover of Talking Heads' "Slippery People" (which reached also reached the Top 5 on the Dance chart). In 1994, they again performed the song "The Weight" with Country music artist Marty Stuart for MCA Nashville's Rhythm Country &amp; Blues compilation, somewhat re-establishing an audience. The song, "Respect Yourself", was used by Spike Lee in the soundtrack to his movie, Crooklyn, made in 1994.  In 1999, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Pops Staples died of complications from a concussion suffered in December 2000. In 2005, the group was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.  Oleta Adams Yolanda Adams Rance Allen Vanessa Bell Armstrong Inez Andrews The Blind Boys of Alabama Kim Burrell Shirley Caesar Byron Cage The Caravans The Clark Sisters Rev. James Cleveland Commissioned Beverly Crawford Andrae Crouch Sandra Crouch Montrell Darrett The Davis Sisters The Dixie Hummingbirds Thomas A. Dorsey Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Aretha Franklin Cassietta George Al Green Bessie Griffin Danniebelle Hall Fred Hammond Edwin Hawkins Tramaine Hawkins Walter Hawkins Mahalia Jackson Blind Willie Johnson Mitchell Jones John P. Kee Joey Kibble Karima Kibble Mark Kibble Dorothy Love Coates Donald Lawrence Heather Martin Mary Mary Donnie McClurkin Claude V. McKnight III Roberta Martin Thurman Ruth aka Thermon Ruth, T. Ruth Ron Kenoly Ira D. Sankey Marvin Sapp Briana Scott Marilyn Sellars The Sensational Nightingales Karen Clark Sheard Kierra "Kiki" Sheard The Soul Stirrers Sounds of Blackness Richard Smallwood The Statler Brothers The Staple Singers Keith Staten Candi Staton Ruben Studdard The Swan Silvertones Take 6 Sister Rosetta Tharpe Albertina Walker</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:11:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Staple Singers - A short History</title><link>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=642056950&amp;a=rss&amp;p=2</link><guid>http://xml.truveo.com/rd?i=642056950&amp;a=rss&amp;p=2476</guid><description>&lt;img src="http://thumbnails.truveo.com/0004/53/68/5368603F81830697809B44.jpg"&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Staple Singers  were an American gospel, soul, and R&amp;B singing group. Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914-2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (born 1934), Pervis (born 1935), Yvonne (b. 1936), and Mavis (b. 1939). They are best known for their 1970s hits "I'll Take You There", "Respect Yourself", and "Let's Do It Again". The family began appearing in Chicago-area churches in 1948, and signed their first professional contract in 1952. [1] During their early career they recorded in an acoustic gospel-folk style with various labels: United Records, Vee-Jay Records, Riverside Records, and then Epic Records in 1965. While the family surname is "Staples", the group used the singular form for its name, resulting in the group's name being "The Staple Singers". It was on Epic that the Staple Singers began moving into mainstream pop markets, with "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "For What It's Worth" (Stephen Stills) in 1967. In 1968, the Staple Singers signed to Stax Records and released two albums with Steve Cropper and Booker T &amp; the MG's ? Soul Folk in Action and We'll Get Over. By 1970, Al Bell had become producer, and with Engineer Terry Manning, the family began recording at the famed Muscle Shoals studio, and Memphis' Ardent Studio, moving in a more funk and soul direction.  The first Stax hit was "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)". Their 1971 recording of "Respect Yourself", written by Luther Ingram and Mack Rice, peaked at number 2 on the R&amp;B charts and was a number 12 pop hit as well. The song's theme of self-empowerment had universal appeal, released in the period immediately following the intense American civil rights movement of the 1960s. In 1972, the group had a huge No. 1 hit in the United States with "I'll Take You There". It topped both pop and R&amp;B charts. "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)" would become another big hit, reaching number 9 pop and number 1 on the R&amp;B chart in 1973.  Then, after Stax's bankruptcy in 1975, they signed to Curtis Mayfield's label, Curtom Records, and released "Let's Do It Again", produced by Mayfield; the song became their second No. 1 pop hit in the US. In 1976, they collaborated with The Band on the song "The Weight" for their film The Last Waltz. However, they were not able to regain their momentum, releasing only occasional minor hits. Their 1984 album Turning Point featured their final Top 40 hit, a cover of Talking Heads' "Slippery People" (which reached also reached the Top 5 on the Dance chart). In 1994, they again performed the song "The Weight" with Country music artist Marty Stuart for MCA Nashville's Rhythm Country &amp; Blues compilation, somewhat re-establishing an audience. The song, "Respect Yourself", was used by Spike Lee in the soundtrack to his movie, Crooklyn, made in 1994.  In 1999, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Pops Staples died of complications from a concussion suffered in December 2000. In 2005, the group was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.  Oleta Adams Yolanda Adams Rance Allen Vanessa Bell Armstrong Inez Andrews The Blind Boys of Alabama Kim Burrell Shirley Caesar Byron Cage The Caravans The Clark Sisters Rev. James Cleveland Commissioned Beverly Crawford Andrae Crouch Sandra Crouch Montrell Darrett The Davis Sisters The Dixie Hummingbirds Thomas A. Dorsey Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Aretha Franklin Cassietta George Al Green Bessie Griffin Danniebelle Hall Fred Hammond Edwin Hawkins Tramaine Hawkins Walter Hawkins Mahalia Jackson Blind Willie Johnson Mitchell Jones John P. Kee Joey Kibble Karima Kibble Mark Kibble Dorothy Love Coates Donald Lawrence Heather Martin Mary Mary Donnie McClurkin Claude V. McKnight III Roberta Martin Thurman Ruth aka Thermon Ruth, T. Ruth Ron Kenoly Ira D. Sankey Marvin Sapp Briana Scott Marilyn Sellars The Sensational Nightingales Karen Clark Sheard Kierra "Kiki" Sheard The Soul Stirrers Sounds of Blackness Richard Smallwood The Statler Brothers The Staple Singers Keith Staten Candi Staton Ruben Studdard The Swan Silvertones Take 6 Sister Rosetta Tharpe Albertina Walker</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:11:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Goin&amp;#39; crazy for Buddy Guy - Edmonton Sun</title><link>http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;tab=wn&amp;ned=us&amp;q=Mannish+Boys&amp;ie=ISO-8859-1</link><guid>http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;tab=wn&amp;ned=us&amp;q=Mannish+Boys&amp;ie=ISO-8859-1477</guid><description>&lt;table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td valign=top class=j&gt;&lt;font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div style="padding-top:0.8em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="1" width="1"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=lh&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/0-0&amp;fd=A&amp;url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/Entertainment/Music/2008/11/15/7420326-sun.html&amp;cid=1270669162&amp;ei=wb8kSa7gCY3I9ASp3-29AQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNEMlOGeSabDttEk4TLzRIrt8mxkWg"&gt;Goin&amp;#39; crazy for Buddy Guy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;&lt;font color=#6f6f6f&gt;Edmonton Sun,&amp;nbsp; Canada&amp;nbsp;-&lt;/font&gt; &lt;nobr&gt;Nov 15, 2008&lt;/nobr&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=-1&gt;A mash of &lt;b&gt;mannish boys&lt;/b&gt; and hoochie coochie men sort of riffs followed - and the Buddy Guy Blues Express was on its way. He promised to give us the &amp;quot;best I &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:35:48 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>