Acting
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Born December 28, 1914 Died December 19, 2000 Winona, Mississippi, USA
Biography
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
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021·Music
7.5
Blues at the BBC
2009
6.9
Wag the Dog
1997·Comedy
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Remembering Chicago Again
1995·Documentary
6.7
True Stories
1986·Comedy
7.7
The Last Waltz
1978·Documentary
5.6
The Klansman
1974·Crime
10.0
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970·Drama