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    2000-12-19

    1914-12-28111 years, 10 months, and 6 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Winona, Mississippi, USA

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    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.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 13

    Title
    The Last Waltz
    Self
    7.7
    1978-04-26
    3.0402
    Wag the Dog
    Pops Staples
    6.938
    1997-12-25
    4.6189
    The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
    The Staple Singers
    10
    1970-12-14
    1.0605
    The Klansman
    The Staple Singers
    5.6
    1974-10-25
    1.6731
    True Stories
    Mr. Tucker
    6.722
    1986-10-10
    1.9317
    Remembering Chicago Again
    Self
    0
    1995-11-26
    0.688
    Blues at the BBC
    Self
    7.5
    2009-05-01
    1.343
    Real Life
    Mr. Tucker
    0
    2018-11-27
    0.8188
    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    Self - Performer (archive footage)
    7.622
    2021-07-02
    4.2933
    The Mike Douglas Show
    Self - The Staple Singers
    5.8
    1961-12-11
    143.8867
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