Itsnot Beyonce, butJeff TweedyandMavis Staplesclosed out a week ofTheLate Shows DNC coverage with a performance of the Staple Singers civil rights-era anthem Freedom Highway.
The two Chicago legends and frequent collaborators took the stage at the Auditorium Theatre, where Stephen Colberts show has been headquartered this week to deliver their updated rendition of the track that was penned to mark the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.
As Colbert noted in the introduction, the song was recorded in Chicago nearly 60 years ago, with Mavis the last living member of the Staple Singers family on vocals.
Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy perform at Mavis Staples' 85th: All-Star Birthday Celebration at YouTube Theater on April 18, 2024 in Inglewood, CaliforniaTaylor Hill/Getty Images for Blackbird Presents and Live Nation
Staples would later revisit the track in 2008, recording a new version to coincide with Barack Obama winning that years presidential election.
Tweedy was served as producer, chief instrumentalist, and co-songwriter on three of Staples studio albums over the past 15 years: 2010sYou Are Not Alone, 2013sOne True Vine, and 2017sIf All I Was Was Black.
Staples last released the Ben Harper-producedWe Get Byin 2019, but she recently unveiled a new single titled Worthy, a collaboration with MNDR.
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Staples also made an appearance at this years Newport Folk Festival toperform the Bands The Weight withJoanBaezandHozier.
Tweedy, meanwhile, will spend election season on the road ona North American solo tourthat runs from September 21 to October 30.
