Pops Staples
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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| 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. |
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| Years active | 1948–1998 |
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