Pops Staples
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Roebuck "Pops" Staples was an American gospel and R&B musician. A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 1970s", he was a songwriter, guitarist and singer. He was the patriarch and member of singi
Staples in 2000
Mavis Staples
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Mavis Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band the Staple Singers, of which she is the last surviving memb
Pops Staples
…a 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. Roebuck Staples was born near Winona, Mississippi, the youngest of 14 children. He grew up on a cotton plantation near Drew…
Staples at the Montclair Film Festival in 2015
Staples in 1971, while signed to Stax Records
Staples singing during the 2006 NEA National Heritage Fellows concert.
Staples singing in Brooklyn, New York (2007)