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  "name": "The Staple Singers",
  "description": "The Staple Singers appears once in our Gospel list, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/the-staple-singers/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1972,
    "last": 1972
  },
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  },
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    }
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    {
      "trackKey": "the-staple-singers--ill-take-you-there",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/the-staple-singers--ill-take-you-there/",
      "title": "I'll Take You There",
      "year": 1972,
      "label": "Stax",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The border crossed in both directions at once: a gospel family, a Muscle Shoals rhythm section, and a lyric that never names what it is about.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Staple%20Singers%20I'll%20Take%20You%20There",
          "exact": false
        },
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          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=IhHBr7nMMio",
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      },
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        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/gospel/"
      },
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    }
  ],
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}