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Yvonne Staples, the baritone voice behind the soul group Staples Singers, died in her hometown of Chicago.
She was 80.
Staples, who joined her sisters Mavis and Cleotha on hits like “Respect Yourself,” “I’ll Take You There” and “Heavy Makes You Happy,” died at her home this week, the Chicago-Sun Times reported.
She performed with her sisters, along with their father, guitarist Roebuck “Pops” Staples, in churches across the South Side of Chicago before cutting records and expanding beyond the Windy City in 1953.
The group got their start in the ’40s after Pops taught his three daughters to sing. Together, the group crossed the lines between gospel, pop, funk and soul.
In 1999, the singers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for delivering music with a message, according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s website.
“The Staples’ evolved from gospel music to soulful pop, delivering hits in both genres,” the site reads. “The family group’s music was a vehicle for social activism, positive change and love.”
The Staples Singers’ performance at the 1972 Wattstax festival, often dubbed the “Black Woodstock,” was the highlight of a documentary about the event.
Between 1971 to 1975, the Staples Singers cracked the Top 40 eight times.
Yvonne’s sister, Cleotha, the oldest of the Staples siblings, died in 2013 after a 12-year battle with Alzheimer’s. She was 78.
Mavis Staples, 78, is the only remaining Staples sister and is scheduled to perform at the Baton Rouge Blues Festival this Saturday. She also has an upcoming concert at the Suffolk Theater in Riverhead, N.Y., in August.
Pops Staples died on Dec. 19, 2000.