Acting · geboren 1914-12-28 · Winona, Mississippi, USA

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 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 Dog - Wenn der Schwanz mit dem Hund wedelt (1997) – Pops Staples
• The Band - The Last Waltz (1978) – Self
• Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) – Self - Performer (archive footage)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) – Self - Guest
• True Stories (1986) – Mr. Tucker
• Verflucht sind sie alle (1974) – The Staple Singers
• Drehn wir noch’n Ding (1975) – Theme Song Performance
• The Mike Douglas Show (1961) – Self - The Staple Singers
• Later... with Jools Holland (1992)
• The Midnight Special (1972) – Self
• Blues at the BBC (2009) – Self
• The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970) – The Staple Singers
• Remembering Chicago Again (1995) – Self
• Real Life (2018) – Mr. Tucker