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Date of Birth
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28-December-1914
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Place of Birth
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Winona
(Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Roebuck "Pops" Staples, Roebuck Staples, Pop Staples, Pops Stapples, Roebuck 'Pops' Staples, The Staple Singers, Pops
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Profession
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Singer, Musician, Songwriter
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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.
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