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Also known as Roebuck "Pops" Staples, Roebuck Staples, Pop Staples

American gospel and R&B musician (1914–2000)

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US
Active from
1939-07-10

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42,235
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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 70s," 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. Roebuck Staples was born on a cotton plantation near Winona, Mississippi, the youngest of 14 children. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Pops+Sta

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date of birth
1915-12-02
date of death
2000-12-19
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