It wouldn’t be a Newport Folk Festival without Mavis Staples leading an ensemble sing-along of “The Weight.” Staples was not on the bill at this year’s festival, so the crowd roared even louder when ...

Mavis Staples led a rousing rendition of the Band’s “The Weight” on Thursday night with help from Elvis Costello, Hozier, and Warren Haynes at the Love Rocks NYC benefit concert. Each singer took ...

Free Press Summer Fest left behind a mixed bag of memories over its nine years, but at least one is a true gem: a YouTube clip of Mavis Staples singing “The Weight” in June 2013. Even for Houston, the ...