Here’s some Mavis Staples goodness brought to you by Elon Green over at the New Yorker.

“Unfaithful Servant” The Band

[Photo Credit: Adios Sergio]

Oh, Romy.

This was the song I didn’t want to listen to yesterday. Thought it would make me too sad. But then I did listen to it and I played it again and again and marveled at its power. A friend of mine said, “It doesn’t convert you to the Confederacy or anything, but it kinda makes you understand the Confederacy, which is a bold thing.” Amen.

And here is a great version from “The Last Waltz.”

Rest in Peace, Levon.

Morning.

[Picture by Bags]

Flipped.

Leave to Marty to elevate things to another level: