Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Actor · ComposerRoebuck "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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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Self - Performer (archive footage)
- Real Life
Real Life
2018
Mr. Tucker
Blues at the BBC
2009
Self
Wag the Dog
1997
Pops Staples
Remembering Chicago Again
1995
Self
True Stories
1986
Mr. Tucker
The Last Waltz
1978
Self
The Klansman
1974
The Staple Singers
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
The Staple Singers
