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Pervis Staples, Member Of Famed Staple Singers, Dies At 85 CHICAGO (AP) — Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complimented his father’s and sisters’ in the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman announced Wednesday. He was 85. Pervis Staples died May 6 at his home in Dolton, Illinois, according to Adam Ayers, a spokesman for Staples’ sister, Mavis Staples. The cause of death wasn’t given. Pervis Staples sang gospel songs with his father, the guitar-playing Roebuck “Pops” Staples, and sisters Mavis, Yvonne and Cleotha in Chicago churches before gaining a n...

The Staple Singers: Pervis (from left), Cleotha, Pops, Mavis and Yvonne Staples, pose for the media at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York Monday, March, 15, 1999. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the “performer” category. AP Pervis Staples, one of the co-founders of the legendary gospel/R&B group The Staple Singers, has died. He was 85. The singer died in his home in south suburban Dolton on May 6, according to Adam Ayers, a member of his sister Mavis Staples’ management team. In a statement, his sister, the iconic singer Mavis Sta...

Published May 12, 2021 Pervis Staples — co-founder of gospel legends the Staple Singers — has died. News broke today that Staples passed away earlier this month on May 6 at his home in Dolton, IL. While a cause of death was not revealed, he was 85. Staples' passing was only revealed today, with Adam Ayers — a member of Mavis Staples' management team — confirming his death, In a statement, Mavis Staples said, "Pervis was one of a kind — comical and downright fly. He would want to be remembered as an upright man, always willing to help and encourage others. He was one of the good guy...

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Pervis Staples, a co-founding member of the legendary gospel group the Staple Singers, died May 6th at his home in Dolton, Illinois. He was 85. Staples’ death was announced May 12th, with Adam Ayers, a member of Mavis Staples’ management team, confirming his death. A cause was not given. Funeral services will be held on May 17th in Chicago. Mavis Staples said in a statement, “Pervis was one of a kind — comical and downright fly. He would want to be remembered as an upright man, always willing to help and encourage others. He was one of the goo...