Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday28 December 1914
Died19 December 2000 (age 85)
Place of birthWinona, Mississippi, USA
Known credits13
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.
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · Self - Performer (archive footage)
Real Life
2018 · Mr. Tucker
Blues at the BBC
2009 · Self
Wag the Dog
1997 · Pops Staples
Remembering Chicago Again
1995 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
True Stories
1986 · Mr. Tucker
The Last Waltz
1978 · Self
Let's Do It Again
1975 · Theme Song Performance
The Klansman
1974 · The Staple Singers
The Midnight Special
1972 · Self
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970 · The Staple Singers
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - The Staple Singers
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