Mavis Staples - Sad & Beautiful World
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Grim days call for fierce love, and Mavis Staples, one of the most enduring figures in American music, is laying it down. Sad And Beautiful World is the latest solo album from a national treasure and multigenerational talent.
Produced by Brad Cook, Sad And Beautiful World spans seven decades of the American songbook -- a range nearly as vast as Mavis' career -- and includes reinventions of timeless songs by Tom Waits, Sparklehorse, Gillian Welch, Frank Ocean and more.
Cook imagined an album in the tradition of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will the Circle Be Unbroken, a group of artists coming together to celebrate community -- in this case, one centered on Mavis. Collaborators include Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Tweedy, Derek Trucks, Katie Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman, and Justin Vernon.
Inducted into several halls of fame (Blues, Rock, and Gospel), a Kennedy Center Honoree, a winner of multiple GRAMMYs (including a Lifetime Achievement Award), Mavis is musical history. She's collaborated with nearly every major figure of her era(s), from Bob Dylan to Prince, Aretha Franklin, and Willie Nelson -- not to mention countless stars from subsequent generations.
Scheduled: 7 November 2025
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Mavis Staples - Sad & Beautiful World is available for Pre Order now and has a scheduled release date of 7th November 2025.
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