The Staple Singers - Will The Circle Be Unbroken

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  • Опубліковано 16 вер 2015
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    Pick up exclusive collectible items, plus music from your favorite Stax artists and legends. From their gospel beginnings through the folk-rock era to their soul music peak, the Staple Singers traveled a long, artistically-rich road into the mainstream of American music, spreading messages of peace, equal rights and love. When the Staples -comprised of family patriarch Roebuck “Pops” Staples and daughters Cleotha, Mavis and Yvonne- joined Stax in 1968, they were working alongside major rock acts at forums like the Fillmore West and East. Over the next few years, The Staple Singers saw 12 chart hits, including "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There", both off their 1972 breakthrough album, Be Altitude: Respect Yourself. The Staples continued to record through 1994, when they found a new audience with their cover of The Band’s “The Weight” for MCA Records’ compilation “Rhythm, Country & Blues.” Mavis Staples, who received her first GRAMMY® Award in 2011, continues to record and tour, performing everywhere from the White House to the Kennedy Center Honors stage to major festivals like Outside Lands. Most recently, Staples is the subject of documentary “Mavis!”
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  • @kennethduncan6392
    @kennethduncan6392 2 місяці тому +4

    This is one of the favorite gospel song of mine because my mom loved it and before she went home too be with Jesus in 2014 she would sing this song and she loved the Staple Singers she would often call them Pop and the Chullins!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @901stinababy
    @901stinababy 2 роки тому +62

    “ undertaker please drive slow, cause this lady that you’re haulin oh I hate to see her go” that part gets me every time

    • @joyegreg
      @joyegreg Рік тому +5

      Yes, my father died last night and I came here to hear that very line, the way I remembered Pops singing it on an old mix tape a friend made for me long ago. A comfort to me today.

    • @901stinababy
      @901stinababy Рік тому +1

      @@joyegreg sorry for your loss 🙏

    • @joyegreg
      @joyegreg Рік тому

      @@901stinababy Thank you, I appreciate it.

    • @Zoning_Out
      @Zoning_Out Рік тому +2

      I’ve been searching for this song because of this one verse.. and found it today. Miss u Mom and Granny

    • @lisawallace921
      @lisawallace921 2 місяці тому +1

      Yep I think 🤔🧐 of my mom grandma ❤

  • @veronicaaaron9513
    @veronicaaaron9513 8 років тому +70

    There will never be a singer like Pops Staple..

    • @bernadetteduplechain8930
      @bernadetteduplechain8930 6 років тому +2

      semien will the circle be unbroken

    • @sharoncobb9334
      @sharoncobb9334 2 роки тому +2

      I agree I love his 🎶 and Mavis is a treasure!

    • @vdog22100
      @vdog22100 3 місяці тому

      definitely one of the greatest voices that has ever graced my ears

  • @carriek3334
    @carriek3334 2 місяці тому +2

    My late Father would sing this song. ✝️🙏🏽

  • @ilovedoonyhandbags2497
    @ilovedoonyhandbags2497 19 днів тому

    Mavis has such a powerful voice ❤ love The Staples

  • @ActuallySettle
    @ActuallySettle Рік тому +6

    We should all be thankful we have this music

  • @mariesims-ic5hu
    @mariesims-ic5hu 11 місяців тому +7

    Lord Have Mercy My Mother Use Sing This Song And The Only thing I could cry And Miss You So Much

  • @coreybrewer6278
    @coreybrewer6278 Рік тому +6

    "Will The Circle Be Unbroken?" by the Staple Singers is one of the greatest gospel songs of all-time! I absolutely positively love it!

  • @user-fe7yp9rl2d
    @user-fe7yp9rl2d 9 місяців тому +3

    I can't stop crying every time was my mom's favor song

  • @Vitoandolini13
    @Vitoandolini13 2 роки тому +5

    How blessed is pop staples getting to perform with his daughters

  • @MYGIRL56able
    @MYGIRL56able 8 років тому +55

    The staple singers were awesome. We would get up in the morning with the radio playing gospel music. Those were good days.

    • @williefayward3992
      @williefayward3992 6 років тому +1

      You are sure right

    • @ruthieworldtravels208
      @ruthieworldtravels208 4 роки тому +4

      In NYC in the late 60's it was WLIB/AM with "Joe Bostic and the Gospel Train" . . . it was awesome!

  • @aaroncreagh4402
    @aaroncreagh4402 5 років тому +44

    This song evokes such feeling.
    His words tell it, but his tone makes me feel it...

  • @elizz6055
    @elizz6055 Рік тому +4

    The Band, backed up by The Staples, produced an epic version of The Weight. It is transcendent.

  • @MrBigPipesYT
    @MrBigPipesYT 2 місяці тому +1

    I like the tremolo/leslie effect on the guitar. Makes it sound like an organ. Great mixing and vocals.

  • @DenyseVaughn
    @DenyseVaughn 3 місяці тому +4

    Praise God in Jesus name

  • @stuwrightfrom53
    @stuwrightfrom53 2 роки тому +5

    This is THE version. Many years ago (late 60's early 70's) One of my shifts at the local radio station was early Sunday morning, when the black gospel groups would come in for live performances, but occasionally they would want me to play some records and this was one...

  • @kittenclawsguitarvideos6147
    @kittenclawsguitarvideos6147 3 роки тому +25

    I've always loved this version. Can really hear this man's soul.

  • @johnsiewashington1270
    @johnsiewashington1270 4 роки тому +63

    I remember when my grandma was alive. Me and my siblings and cousins would sing the chorus of this song. All of us would march around the house after breakfast. Great memories❤❤

  • @louisyoung4656
    @louisyoung4656 Рік тому +2

    My mother's favorite song and now I know why

  • @lisawallace921
    @lisawallace921 2 місяці тому +2

    Hate to see her go❤ 😭😭😭😭 but it's a better home 🙏🙏🙏😇👑

  • @laa.3046
    @laa.3046 2 роки тому +3

    Yes, my Lord

  • @diannehennegan9167
    @diannehennegan9167 Рік тому +2

    Good Old gospel music Amen 🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @lopate100
    @lopate100 Рік тому +9

    My brother Leonard got hooked on gospel in his late teens, and this is one of the albums he purchased. I fell in love with it and listened to it over and over and over. It's one of the best all time gospel albums, a true treasure. Mavis' voice still blows me away.

  • @capricornwoman6726
    @capricornwoman6726 3 роки тому +12

    We just lost Mom today. I needed too hear this song💖

    • @dlfields8429
      @dlfields8429 2 роки тому +1

      May the peace of God that surpasses all understanding. Guard your heart and mind in Jesus Christ.

    • @jsf539
      @jsf539 2 роки тому +1

      I lost my mom a month ago. I’m sorry for your loss

    • @capricornwoman6726
      @capricornwoman6726 2 роки тому

      @@jsf539 thank you... Sorry for your loss too. It's a different kind of deep pain when you lose your Mom. 💖

  • @treffbennett6534
    @treffbennett6534 4 роки тому +51

    Pops was truly a beautiful man and after having just watched the incredible MAVIS! documentary-I once again have faith that this troubled world we currently live in does have a path forward, with people like Mavis Staples still spreading love and compassion across the globe, I have hope! Beautiful family and the Staples story is I N S P I R I N G! Mavis' voice brings me to my knees-total force of nature, filled with humanity and spiritual uplift! ALL MUST SEE MAVIS! DOCUMENTARY!

    • @markj2838
      @markj2838 3 роки тому +2

      I will look for this documentary...Mavis has quite the voice... she did this with Jerry lee lewis about 8yrs ago.. if ya haven't heard it , you will love it...✌from Canada 🇨🇦

    • @jaykaufman9782
      @jaykaufman9782 3 роки тому +2

      I didn't know of this documentary! Thank you so much for spreading the word, and God bless!

  • @choops4683
    @choops4683 3 роки тому +4

    Rest In Peace Pervis

  • @rubewaddell1704
    @rubewaddell1704 3 роки тому +4

    Will the circle be unbroken? By and by Lord by and by

  • @sabrinasmiley8903
    @sabrinasmiley8903 4 роки тому +40

    My God, I hear my father's beautiful singing voice in this song. Rest in power. I love you forever. Mr. Howard Smiley (August 3, 1943-December 22, 2019)

  • @jasonpfinch
    @jasonpfinch Рік тому +1

    Chills.

  • @lisag18
    @lisag18 11 місяців тому +2

    The Carter Family. They are credited with this being the first "Country" song.

  • @kwameaboagye121
    @kwameaboagye121 2 роки тому +8

    The Staple Singers are a great soul and gospel family.
    Pops Staples is the man and he made his singing family so phenomenal.
    Big up to you Mama Mavis Staples
    RIP Pops Staples

  • @NOV123
    @NOV123 3 роки тому +6

    This song is very emotional and brings tears to my eyes. It actually did rain on the day of my grandmother’s funeral. I think of her every time I listen to this.

  • @arikreed7931
    @arikreed7931 Рік тому +2

    Amazing

  • @tadmartin3049
    @tadmartin3049 4 роки тому +28

    I don't know who the 11 people are who gave a "thumbs down" to this song, but I don't think we have much in common. I thought Patsy Cline's version of this song was the best until I heard this one. No criticism of Patsy.

    • @andrewtaylor3404
      @andrewtaylor3404 3 роки тому +2

      I discovered patsy in my thirties on the Southside of Chicago. She died when I was 10 and my parents didn't know her. I have been a fan of her's ever since.

    • @carolynwalker4850
      @carolynwalker4850 10 місяців тому

      Devils are always busy!

  • @LivingLavishlyWithLala
    @LivingLavishlyWithLala 4 роки тому +7

    Down home church singing , nothing like it !! 🙏🏽🥰

  • @glenndunn7884
    @glenndunn7884 4 роки тому +5

    It just don't get better than that

  • @Savvynlady
    @Savvynlady 6 років тому +16

    Pops had a gold mine with himself as well as his kids. Great group. RIP Roebuck"Pops" and Cleotha Staples.

  • @TheDickeroo
    @TheDickeroo Рік тому +3

    This song still gives me goosebumps.

  • @margieguilfordwoman
    @margieguilfordwoman 6 місяців тому +1

    Miss and luv you all.....

  • @GoddessOfLightMagee
    @GoddessOfLightMagee Рік тому +1

    Glory!

  • @oneseater9554
    @oneseater9554 3 роки тому +3

    Very True

  • @user-du3uz9zq5y
    @user-du3uz9zq5y Рік тому +1

    Yes memories yes my grand pa use to sing and my mother and sisters would sing behind him I was a little girl

  • @JamelLorick
    @JamelLorick 2 роки тому +3

    Up listening thinking of my late father RIP dad 😭❤

  • @richiec.7637
    @richiec.7637 3 роки тому +14

    God this is a sad song. I have heard no better version of it. I'm 62 now but I remember this song when I was somewhere around 4,5, or 6. It is so sad about a boy losing his mother. I remember crying back then because I couldn't imagine this happening to me and the thought of it would have me crying whenever I heard it.

    • @John-Joseph
      @John-Joseph 2 роки тому +2

      It's a song of longing, but not a sad song. Ther's a better home awaiting in the sky. I lost my Momma this year and I look forward to being among her again soon enough, not to say I didn't grieve, grief is healing. Love and light to you, be happy, the Lord grants you strength.

    • @nicholasclark6678
      @nicholasclark6678 4 місяці тому

      Not better, but equally good is George Jones’ classic ballad country rendition. Different take, same high level of respect for a magnificent composition.

  • @tonyz6421
    @tonyz6421 2 роки тому +2

    I'm going to play this for my mother.

    • @tonyz6421
      @tonyz6421 2 роки тому

      @Vindice
      Thank you ✝️

  • @jerrynash5229
    @jerrynash5229 Рік тому +1

    I love this song.

  • @mildredbryant8156
    @mildredbryant8156 3 роки тому +3

    Happy now 2021 is here.

  • @manchadeltigre
    @manchadeltigre 4 роки тому +4

    Great Group

  • @lynettemiller7912
    @lynettemiller7912 4 роки тому +21

    This is the very first version of this song I can remember hearing -- and it's a true classic!

    • @sonjasmalley6042
      @sonjasmalley6042 4 роки тому +2

      I heard this song when I was 12, I'm now 70 years old...Thanks Aunt Margie..I love you..

    • @missourigirlatheart2836
      @missourigirlatheart2836 4 роки тому +3

      I was raised in a cult. I’m only starting to try to hear and remember the lyrics to all of the songs that I should be able to identify already. When I was 19 my brother passed away and we begged the woman who gave birth to us, to please have Amazing Grace sung/ played, we didn’t care just please have it played for him. No doing. It was considered a pagan song??

    • @markj2838
      @markj2838 3 роки тому +1

      50 yrs old and heard it today for the first time.... big talent here!!!👏

  • @bryanholloway3123
    @bryanholloway3123 Рік тому +1

    Tell you bro , I love this song , love the way he lets his voice drag on , kinda like slip and slide , I'm sometimes white depends on how much I stay in the sun , I guess you can say , I can go from white to brown in a week , God bless this man , I song with him to this song , when my on mother past , peace ✌️ to his family , thank you.

  • @plasteredbastard
    @plasteredbastard 4 роки тому +4

    A gift from the musical gods

  • @elizabethlalumialicensedma6138
    @elizabethlalumialicensedma6138 4 роки тому +4

    POP!

  • @Lisalat
    @Lisalat 3 роки тому +6

    Omg glad I found you guys .. as grandma use to say My Oh My... I haven't heard this song since I was a young child the sixties - 70s thank you for sharing

  • @marycotchery492
    @marycotchery492 2 роки тому +1

    Still years

  • @monicagandy6723
    @monicagandy6723 3 роки тому +2

    There is better home waiting in the sky....will the circle be unbroken, by by and by🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

    • @monicagandy6723
      @monicagandy6723 10 місяців тому

      Suicide is not option! Thank you very much

  • @janalyn629
    @janalyn629 Рік тому +2

    Thanks

  • @staypositive3117
    @staypositive3117 3 роки тому +1

    ❤❤❤ my grandma sang this song many times in church with no music... So Blessed to have her 85 yrs.. She passed away Dec 2020... Love the version of this song!! She would have loved it..

  • @savage_the_wild
    @savage_the_wild 2 роки тому +3

    Pops had that effortlessly cool voice. So much conviction and soul in the way he sang.

  • @prayalways
    @prayalways Рік тому +1

    ❤ Praise the Lord ❤ ! In Jesus Mighty Name! Alleluia Amen ❤🎉❤🎉📯📯

  • @rubymcnair4206
    @rubymcnair4206 2 роки тому +1

    I remember this song so much when I was a child we used to go to our little church in the woods and when we would turn the radio on this is the first song that we would hear where are those days at I wish I could call them all day amen this song used to make me cry I remember it very well they were hard times for blacks back in those days but thank God he brought us over

  • @edwardpate6128
    @edwardpate6128 4 роки тому +7

    So many great versions of this song. This one among my favorites.

  • @billlevassiur8274
    @billlevassiur8274 3 роки тому +3

    A great go to song. Really easy to listen to.

  • @mariesims6508
    @mariesims6508 4 роки тому +3

    My Mom Love This Song And Could Sing It And only thing cry and still call for 5 yrs

  • @flatgirl77
    @flatgirl77 6 років тому +4

    My families testimony song, my famiky was their neighbors, west side of chicago, song of my childhood

  • @hollowayrobert5789
    @hollowayrobert5789 2 роки тому +1

    God bless , so much heart and soul, Through their hearts tells a true and faithful soul, of what kindness and love should be , God bless you all.

  • @indrataylor3149
    @indrataylor3149 Місяць тому +1

    🙏🏿🙌🏿💐❤🕊️

  • @daleforbes7204
    @daleforbes7204 3 роки тому +1

    This was my Granny’s favorite song to sing hum. Even in my youngest memory’s of her when I was sick she would sing this. The day she passed we played this song. Many tears were shed from everyone.

  • @randyhuf5808
    @randyhuf5808 2 роки тому +1

    My Grandma, and My Ma, Passed With This Song Comes to My ❤ and Bring Tears To My Eyes Cause I Miss Them So!!

  • @albertjanderson
    @albertjanderson 2 роки тому +2

    I missed pops the family I had a chance to play with pearls and git's late with perez and girlethan years ago it was interest cross the street with Garland Green Bob Murphy's in the hospital right now used to be the keyboard player for the staples

  • @lessorkasher3574
    @lessorkasher3574 2 роки тому +1

    My My Loving Video Music

  • @joanmccants7088
    @joanmccants7088 2 роки тому +1

    My Daddy's Momma, A Good Woman. My Grandmother Her Favorite Song. GOD
    Bless, Nancy Mary Ella Lee McCants.
    Big Momma ♥️🙏🏽

  • @PollyAnn1985
    @PollyAnn1985 7 років тому +5

    my uncle love this song

    • @raycloud1869
      @raycloud1869 7 років тому +1

      This song very emotional for me my moms still here 93 yrs but I would hate to see her go

  • @lawrencemalloy7127
    @lawrencemalloy7127 5 років тому +3

    I love this song

  • @edwardwomack5991
    @edwardwomack5991 6 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @mariesims6508
    @mariesims6508 4 роки тому +3

    My Use Sing The Song And When i say Mrs Carrie L Carthen And The Only Thing could Do Is cry And RIP My Baby Girl

  • @janicedeeter577
    @janicedeeter577 2 місяці тому

    Old school...ways

  • @Stepp1a
    @Stepp1a Рік тому +2

    Peak Tremolo

  • @d.gsmith2976
    @d.gsmith2976 2 роки тому +2

    My mommy 😢

  • @wtf2612
    @wtf2612 4 роки тому +5

    I literally just needed a black version and look at this

  • @oneseater9554
    @oneseater9554 3 роки тому +2

    🕊️

  • @shawnthesheep6832
    @shawnthesheep6832 4 роки тому +1

    ❤️

  • @ruthdixon7807
    @ruthdixon7807 3 місяці тому +1

    the original and superior vee jay cut.

  • @user-gv1hz8ow3s
    @user-gv1hz8ow3s Рік тому

    Black vernacular in this is crazy

  • @jesussaves7777
    @jesussaves7777 3 роки тому +2

    I love gospel music , God bless needGod.com

  • @dtaborahjohnson6145
    @dtaborahjohnson6145 2 роки тому +1

    now fast forward to this the current climate of change. The lyrics as a child always made me sad because white churches were not so kind to me

  • @auntiem71
    @auntiem71 Рік тому +1

    Amazing

  • @MrTruth76
    @MrTruth76 3 роки тому

    ❤️