Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Born December 28, 1914 (Age: 111)
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Winona, Mississippi, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
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as Self - Performer (archive footage)
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Age: 106
Wag the Dog
1997
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as Pops Staples
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Age: 82
The Last Waltz
1978
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as Self
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Age: 63
The Klansman
1974
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as The Staple Singers
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Age: 59
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
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as The Staple Singers
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Age: 55