Staples, Pops, 1914-2000

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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.
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referencedIn Center for Popular Music Vertical Files Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University
referencedIn Obrecht, Jas. Jas Obrecht Collection, 1978-1994. University of Mississippi
creatorOf Staples, Roebuck Pop, 1915-2000. This may be the last time [Multimédia multisupport] / Roebuck Staple, arr. ; The Staple singers, groupe voc. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
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Winona MI US
Chicago IL US
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Singers
African American singers
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Gospel Singer
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Birth 1915-12-28

Death 2000-12-19

Americans

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