Previous honorees include Pete Seeger, Mavis Staples and Kris Kristofferson. Roebuck and Oceola's children, son Pervis and daughters, Mavis and Yvonne, were born in Chicago. Connie asks Soane to help her get gasoline for Mavis. Mavis Beacon is a fictional character created for the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing software. Leno has been married to Mavis Leno since 1980; the couple have no children. Dennis brought torrential rain to Jamaica, reaching in Mavis Bank. Tweedy has partnered with Mavis Staples on three acclaimed albums. Ransome and Ernest Altounyan bought two small dinghies called "Swallow" and "Mavis". The original photo of Mavis Beacon was of Caribbean-born model Renee L'Esperance. McAuley voices Mavis in the animated fantasy TV show "" on Disney Channel. Mavis Beacon is not a real person. He was featured alongside other artists including Bobby Bland, Mavis Staples, and Snoop Dogg. Jonathan soon encounters Mavis and the two "Zing". Mavis angrily transforms into a bat to Johnny and Mavis back to Transylvania. The song featured guest vocals from singer Mavis Staples.