Staples Jr. Singers

They’re not related to the legendary group from which their name derives—early comparisons to The Staple Singers earned the Brown siblings their Staples Jr. moniker. Siblings Annie, Edward, and R.C. were just teenagers when they concocted 1975’s socially conscious R&B/gospel blast When Do We Get Paid, scarcely distributed at the time but widely reissued in 2022. Life led them in other directions, but the re-release precipitated a revival, complete with a hardy international audience, multiple European tours, and now an unexpected second album.