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Roebuck '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 an...
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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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Wag the Dog1997 · Pops Staples3.5ActuallyLike
The Last Waltz1978 · Self3.8ActuallyLike
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)2021 · Self - Performer (archive footage)3.8ActuallyLike
True Stories1986 · Mr. Tucker3.4
Let's Do It Again1975 · Theme Song Performance3.5
The Klansman1974 · The Staple Singers2.8
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children1970 · The Staple Singers5.0
Blues at the BBC2009 · Self3.8Cast
Cast credits
Wag the Dog1997 · Pops Staples3.5ActuallyLikeThe Last Waltz1978 · Self3.8ActuallyLikeSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)2021 · Self - Performer (archive footage)3.8ActuallyLikeTrue Stories1986 · Mr. Tucker3.4The Klansman1974 · The Staple Singers2.8The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children1970 · The Staple Singers5.0Blues at the BBC2009 · Self3.8
Remembering Chicago Again1995 · SelfRReal Life2018 · Mr. TuckerCrew