Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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From the Staples Jr. Singers’ live tour of New York City, when they performed four live shows within 24h. This was their first live performance in over 40 years, which took place in the hallowed offices of The Paris Review (yes, that Paris Review).

The Staples Jr. Singers, a family from Aberdeen, Mississippi, were just teenagers when they wrote their rare 1975 album “When Do We Get Paid.” Back together for the first time in over 40 years, we bring their incantatory funk to you...

Learn more about the Staples Jr. Singers and their upcoming tour dates at juniorsingers.com.

Staples Jr. Singers
Edward Brown
A.R.C. Brown
Annie Brown Caldwell
Willie Caldwell Sr.
Willie Caldwell Jr.
Troy Brown
Jaylin Brown

Directed and Edited by
Adam Wissing

Director of Photography
Jacques Lang

Sound
Marc Critelli

Sound Mix
Ray Lynch

“Staples Jr. Singers” Sign Painted by
Olive Panter

Produced by
Lori Dorr
Emily Stokes
Myles Glover
Eliza Grace Martin
Yale Evelev
Eric Welles-Nyström

Thanks to
Sam McAllister, Alex Gleeson, Billy Jones, Run Purnell, Francois Vaxelaire, Brice Rosenbloom, Madeleine Sturma, Evan Low, Sarah Crichton, and Kesi McGowan.

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