Jeff Tweedy and Mavis Staples Finish Posthumous Album by Pops Staples

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Soul legend Mavis Staples has recorded her last couple of albums with producer Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco), and now those collaborators have teamed up once again. This time, they finished off some posthumous recordings by Staples' father, the Staples Singers patriarch Pops Staples. The result is the album Don't Lose This, which will be out on February 17 through Anti- along with Wilco's own dBpm label. The recordings were made in 1999, and Pops passed away in 2000. To finish it up, Tweedy played bass and his son Spencer handled drums, while Mavis recorded some new vocals. ...

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