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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 a 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. == Life and career == Roebuck Staples was born near Winona, Mississippi, the youngest of 14 children. He grew up on a cotton... [more on Wikipedia]