Mavis Staples Quotes

My Uncle Was 16, In Junior High, And He Heard Me Singing And Snatched Me Off The Stage. I Thought He Was Happy And Was Going To Pat Me On The Head And Say I Was Good. But He Took Me Home And Told My Grandmother This Youngin' Was At School Singing The Blues.

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