Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

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.

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show

The Midnight Special

Wag the Dog

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

The Last Waltz

True Stories

The Klansman

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

All Movies (9)

• Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)2021 · as Self - Performer (archive footage)
• Real Life2018 · as Mr. Tucker
• Blues at the BBC2009 · as Self
• Wag the Dog1997 · as Pops Staples
• Remembering Chicago Again1995 · as Self
• True Stories1986 · as Mr. Tucker
• The Last Waltz1978 · as Self
• The Klansman1974 · as The Staple Singers
• The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children1970 · as The Staple Singers

All TV Shows (2)

• The Midnight Special1972 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - The Staple Singers