Pops Staples
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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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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 a 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.