Don't Lose This
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.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Staple Singers’ legendary 1965 performance at New Nazareth Church, the live album Freedom Highway has been remastered and restored to its original setlist and runtime. Don't Lose This finds Jeff Tweedy completing, at Mavis Staples' behest, a handful of spare guitar and vocals songs that Pop Staples recorded before he died in 2000.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Staple Singers’ legendary 1965 performance at New Nazareth Church, the live album Freedom Highway has been remastered and restored to its original setlist and runtime. Don't Lose This finds Jeff Tweedy completing, at Mavis Staples' behest, a handful of spare guitar and vocals songs that Pop Staples recorded before he died in 2000.
Jeff Tweedy’s production job makes this selection of final recordings by the Staples Singers band leader an endearing delight
Jeff Tweedy’s production job makes this selection of final recordings by the Staples Singers band leader an endearing delight