Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
- Schauspiel
- 28. Dezember 1914 · Winona, Mississippi, USA
- 19. Dezember 2000
Biografie
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.
Bekannt aus
Filmografie
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) · Selbst
- Real Life · Mr. Tucker
- Blues at the BBC · Selbst
- Wag the Dog - Wenn der Schwanz mit dem Hund wedelt · Pops Staples
- Remembering Chicago Again · Selbst
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Selbst
- Later... with Jools Holland
- True Stories · Mr. Tucker
- The Band - The Last Waltz · Selbst
- Drehn wir noch’n Ding · Theme Song Performance
- Verflucht sind sie alle · The Staple Singers
- The Midnight Special · Selbst
- The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children · The Staple Singers
- The Mike Douglas Show · Selbst