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.
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The Staple Singers
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV
The Midnight Special
1972 · TV
Wag the Dog
1997 · Movie
The Last Waltz
1978 · Movie
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · Movie
The Klansman
1974 · Movie
Let's Do It Again
1975 · Movie
True Stories
1986 · Movie
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970 · Movie
Real Life
2018 · Movie
Blues at the BBC
2009 · Movie