Mavis Staples Performs On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

  • Jan 16, 2018
  • 8:40 am PST
  • By Jeffrey Greenblatt
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Gospel legend Mavis Staples was the musical guest on last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. The appearance featured Staples performing a song from her 16th studio album If All I Was Was Black, which was written and produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy.

Staples, who was performing on the late-night variety show on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and has a long history as a Civil Rights activist delivered an inspiring version of the socio-politically charged track “Build A Bridge.”

Watch her Kimmel Live performance below:

    • Oak Bluffs, MA
    Mavis Staples at Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center
    • Truro, MA
    Mavis Staples at Payomet Performing Arts Center
    • Fayetteville, AR
    • 5 days • Aug 22 - 26, 2018
    Mavis Staples at Fayetteville Roots Festival
    Booker T. JonesGillian WelchMavis Staples
    • Chattanooga, TN
    • 2 days • Sep 8 - 9, 2018
    Mavis Staples at Moon River Music Festival

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    The Avett BrothersThe Head and the HeartDrew Holcomb and the Neighbors
    • Chattanooga, TN
    Mavis Staples at Coolidge Park
    • Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
    • 6 days • Sep 11 - 16, 2018
    Mavis Staples at Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival

    Exact performance date not yet confirmed.

    Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night SweatsSteve Earle and The DukesBlackberry Smoke
    • Berkeley, CA
    Mavis Staples at Freight & Salvage
    • Denver, CO
    • 3 days • Sep 14 - 16, 2018
    Mavis Staples at Grandoozy
    Kendrick LamarFlorence + The MachineStevie Wonder
    • Los Angeles, CA
    Mavis Staples at Ford Theatre
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Jonny Lang at Orpheum Theatre
    Mavis Staples
    • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Jonny Lang at The Royal Theatre
    Mavis Staples
    • Nanaimo
    Mavis Staples at The Port Theatre
    Jonny Lang
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Jonny Lang at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
    Mavis Staples
    • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    Jonny Lang at Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
    Mavis Staples
    • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    Jonny Lang at Burton Cummings Theater
    Mavis Staples
    • Roanoke, VA
    Mavis Staples at Jefferson Center
    • Pittsboro, NC
    • 1 day • Oct 20, 2018
    Mavis Staples at REI Outessafest North Carolina
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    • Wilmington, NC
    Mavis Staples at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
    Devon Gilfillian
    • Live Oak, FL
    • 3 days • Oct 26 - 28, 2018
    Mavis Staples at Suwannee Hulaween

    Exact performance date not yet confirmed.

    The String Cheese IncidentJamiroquaiOdesza
    • Seattle, WA
    Mavis Staples at Moore Theatre
    • Philadelphia, PA
    Mavis Staples at World Cafe Live (Downstairs) [Philadelphia]
    • Philadelphia, PA
    Mavis Staples at World Cafe Live (Downstairs) [Philadelphia]