{"product_id":"ill-take-you-there-9781451647860","title":"Ill Take You There","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A biography that will send readers back to the music of Mavis and the Staple Singers with deepened appreciation and a renewed spirit of discovery” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review)—from the acclaimed music journalist and author featured prominently in the new HBO documentary \u003ci\u003eMavis\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the untold story of living legend Mavis Staples—lead singer of the Staple Singers and a major figure in the music that shaped the civil rights era. One of the most enduring artists of popular music, Mavis and her talented family fused gospel, soul, folk, and rock to transcend racism and oppression through song. Honing her prodigious talent on the Southern gospel circuit of the 1950s, Mavis and the Staple Singers went on to sell more than 30 million records, with message-oriented soul music that became a soundtrack to the civil rights movement—inspiring Martin Luther King, Jr. himself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCritically acclaimed biographer and \u003ci\u003eChicago Trib\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49530126696791,"sku":"9781451647860","price":16.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781451647860.jpg?v=1731878168","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ill-take-you-there-9781451647860","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}