Sad And Beautiful World

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Sad and Beautiful World, the latest solo album by Mavis Staples, a living legend of American soul, is a musical celebration spanning seven decades - reflecting her unique career. Produced by Brad Cook, it revisits classics by Tom Waits, Sparklehorse, Gillian Welch, Frank Ocean... like a collective tribute carried by Mavis's incomparable voice. In the image of the famous Will the Circle Be Unbroken by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Cook gathers an artistic community around her: Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Tweedy, Derek Trucks, Katie Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman, Justin Vernon... A mosaic of talents serving a multi-generational artist. Winner of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, honored by the Kennedy Center and inducted into several Rock, Gospel and Blues Hall of Fames, Mavis Staples remains a timeless figure of American musical heritage.