Yvonne Staples, the baritone voice behind the soul group Staples Singers, died in her hometown of Chicago.
She was 80.
Staples, who joined her sisters Mavis and Cleotha on hits like "Respect Yourself," "I'll Take You There" and "Heavy Makes You Happy," died at her home this week, the Chicago-Sun Times reported.
She performed with her sisters, along w
ith their father, guitarist Roebuck "Pops" Staples, in churches across the South Side of Chicago before cutting records and expanding beyond the Windy City in 1953.
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