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Pops Staples

American gospel singer

Died when: 85 years 1 days (1020 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Pops Staples

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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