Dead Wax Episode 19: It's an hour of Soul! Pops Staples' posthumous final album, Don't Lose This, was just released. His daughters, Mavis, Yvonne and Cleotha Staples, join him on the album. Originally recorded and produced in 1999, this recent production features Jeff Tweedy on guitar and bass with Spencer Tweedy on drums. According to the record label, Anti-, "the album takes its title from the instruction Pops gave to Mavis as the two listened to the unfinished recording before his death: “Don’t lose this.” The sparse arrangement brings out the best in Pops impassioned vocals. Pops passed in 2000, and Cleotha recently passed, too, marking the end of an era. We'll play 3 tracks from this excellent release, plus classic Otis Redding on MONO vinyl, Albert King, Mike Farris, and Stevie Wonder! Tune in to cure your mid-week blues!
