Awards & Winners

Pops Staples

Date of Birth 28-December-1914
Place of Birth Winona
(Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Roebuck "Pops" Staples, Roebuck Staples, Pop Staples, Pops Stapples, Roebuck 'Pops' Staples, The Staple Singers, Pops
Profession Singer, Musician, Songwriter
Roebuck "Pops" Staples was an American gospel and R&B musician. A "pivotal figure in gospel in the 1960s and 70s," 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.

Awards by Pops Staples

Check all the awards nominated and won by Pops Staples.

1994


Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album
Honored for : Father Father

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album Father Father

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album Peace to the Neighborhood