Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
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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 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.
Known for
Credits
Wag the Dog (1997)
as Pops Staples
The Last Waltz (1978)
as Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
True Stories (1986)
as Mr. Tucker
The Klansman (1974)
as The Staple Singers
Real Life (2018)
as Mr. Tucker
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970)
as The Staple Singers
Blues at the BBC (2009)
as Self
Remembering Chicago Again (1995)
as Self