Pops Staples

Pops Staples
Pops Staples
	Staples in 2000
Background information
Birth name	Roebuck Staples
Also known as	"Pops"
Born	December 28, 1914; Winona, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	December 19, 2000 (aged 85); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Christian; gospel; R&B; blues;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter;
Instruments	Guitar; vocals;
Years active	1948–1998
Labels	United; Vee-Jay; Curtom; Stax; Riverside;

Roebuck "Pops" Staples (December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000) was an American gospel and R&B musician. A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 1970s",^[1] he was an accomplished songwriter, guitarist and singer. He was the patriarch and member of singing group The Staple Singers, which included his son Pervis and daughters Mavis, Yvonne, and Cleotha.

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