Cleotha Staples, a member of the chart-topping gospelgroup The Staple Singers, has died at the age of 78.The familygroup had eight US top 40 singles in the 1970s, including the number ones I'llTake You There and Let's Do It Again.
They enjoyedsuccess on the Stax label and Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label.
Friend andpublicist Bill Carpenter said Cleotha suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Hersister Mavis paid tribute to Cleotha's "soothing" voice.
"A lot ofsingers would try to sing like her," Mavis said in a statement. "Hervoice would just ring in your ear. It wasn't harsh or hitting you hard, it wassoothing. She gave us that country sound."
'Strong' voice
The group,which also featured father Pops, sister Yvonne and brother Pervis, began singingin church in Chicago in 1948.
They wereinducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and received a Grammylifetime achievement award in 2005.
Neil Portnow,president of the Recording Academy, which organises the Grammy Awards,described them as "one of Stax Records' most important and successfulacts".
"Theirsongs spread messages of hope, brotherhood and self-respect through some ofR&B's finest and most passionate voices, and their music remains as vitaltoday as when it was recorded," he said.
"Music hassuffered a great loss, and our thoughts and condolences are with her family,friends and all those who have been moved and influenced by her strong, soulfulvoice."
Source: BBC
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