Pops Staples - Don't Lose This (2015) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Somebody Was Watching
02. Sweet Home
03. No News Is Good News
04. Love On My Side
05. Friendship
06. Nobody's Fault But Mine
07. The Lady's Letter
08. Better Home
09. Will The Circle Be Unbroken
10. Gotta Serve Somebody

This is a treasure. Recorded a year before the death of Roebuck “Pops” Staples, it's our chance to hear a musical icon’s final work. Shortly before passing in 2000, Pops—the patriarch of The Staple Singers—told his daughter Mavis: “Don’t lose this.” She didn’t. Mavis, who recorded some of her own vocals for this release, enlisted Jeff Tweedy to overdub bass and help with production. Tweedy’s son Spencer plays drums. The result is vintage Pops—the trademark tremolo guitar tone, spine-tingling vocals, and uplifting, socially conscious lyrics. Featuring several originals, two standards, and a live Bob Dylan tune, the entire album is strong; the backstory only adds to its poignancy.

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