As Actor
True Stories
1986
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Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Acting
Birth Date
December 28, 1914
Place of Birth
Winona, Mississippi, USA
Date of Death
December 19, 2000
Biography
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," 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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