Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

12/28/1914 – 12/19/2000Winona, Mississippi, USA

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.

Filmography (11 titles)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)7.6Movie

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Self - Performer (archive footage) · 2021

Movie

Real Life

Mr. Tucker · 2018

Blues at the BBC7.5Movie

Blues at the BBC

Self · 2009

Wag the Dog6.9Movie

Wag the Dog

Pops Staples · 1997

Remembering Chicago AgainMovie

Remembering Chicago Again

Self · 1995

True Stories6.7Movie

True Stories

Mr. Tucker · 1986

The Last Waltz7.7Movie

The Last Waltz

Self · 1978

The Klansman5.6Movie

The Klansman

The Staple Singers · 1974

The Midnight Special8.1Show

The Midnight Special

Self · 1972

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children10.0Movie

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

The Staple Singers · 1970

The Mike Douglas Show5.8Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - The Staple Singers · 1961