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Son Little: Why his voice stopped Mavis Staples in her tracks
American R'n'B singer Son Little explains that Mavis Staples hailed him as an important new African American voice after hearing his song, O Mother, which he wrote in response to the race riots in Ferguson, Missouri.
Photo: courtesy of the artist
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