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Mavis Staples performs 'I'll Take You There'

Gospel star Mavis Staples performs 'I'll Take You There' backed by a soul band. The singer performs call and response with the musicians. Many typical features of gospel are heard including an improvisational, prayerful, pleading vocal style, a group of 'answering' close harmony backing singers, a cyclical underlying structure and syncopated rhythms.

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Later... with Jools HollandSeries 37, Episode 10

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