Person
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Acting · 1914–2000 · 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.
Known for
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - The Staple Singers
The Midnight Special
Self
Wag the Dog
Pops Staples
The Last Waltz
Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Performer (archive footage)
True Stories
Mr. Tucker
The Klansman
The Staple Singers
Let's Do It Again
Theme Song Performance
Real Life
Mr. Tucker
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
The Staple Singers
Filmography
- 2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Self - Performer (archive footage)
- 2018Real LifeMr. Tucker
- 2009Blues at the BBCSelf
- 1997Wag the DogPops Staples
- 1995Remembering Chicago AgainSelf
- 1986True StoriesMr. Tucker
- 1978The Last WaltzSelf
- 1975Let's Do It AgainTheme Song Performance
- 1974The KlansmanThe Staple Singers
- 1972The Midnight SpecialSelf
- 1970The Psychiatrist: God Bless the ChildrenThe Staple Singers
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - The Staple Singers
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