Pops Staples

Summary

Pops Staples is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Winona^[2]. He was born on December 28, 1914^[3]. He died in Chicago^[4]. He died on December 19, 2000^[5]. He worked as a musician^[6], singer^[7], and guitarist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (532 views/month, #7,134 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Pops Staples's place of birth was Winona^[2].
• Pops Staples passed away in Chicago^[4].
• Pops Staples was born on December 28, 1914^[3].
• Pops Staples was born on December 2, 1915^[10].
• Pops Staples died on December 19, 2000^[5].
• Burial took place at Oak Woods Cemetery^[11].
• A child of Pops Staples was Cleotha Staples^[12].
• A child of Pops Staples was Pervis Staples^[13].
• A child of Pops Staples was Yvonne Staples^[14].
• A child of Pops Staples was Mavis Staples^[15].
• Pops Staples held citizenship in United States^[16].
• Pops Staples worked as a musician^[6].
• Pops Staples worked as a singer^[7].
• Pops Staples's professions included guitarist^[8].
• Pops Staples was a member of The Staple Singers^[17].
• Pops Staples is recorded as male^[18].
• Pops Staples's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Pops Staples's record label is recorded as dBpm Records^[20].
• Pops Staples's record label is recorded as United^[21].
• Pops Staples's Commons category is recorded as Pops Staples^[22].
• The cause of death was falling from height^[23].
• Pops Staples's family name is recorded as Staples^[24].
• Pops Staples's given name is recorded as Roebuck^[25].
• Pops Staples's manner of death is recorded as accidental death^[26].
• Pops Staples's instrument is recorded as voice^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1915-12-02^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2000-12-19^[31]

• Genre(s): blues, gospel, r&b^[32]

• Community tags: blues, gospel, r&b^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: b70b23f2-a310-4f08-8ec2-a45d3cc27bc1^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Winona^[2], Pops Staples… Recorded date of birth include December 28, 1914^[3] and December 2, 1915^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician^[6], singer^[7], and guitarist^[8].

Personal Life

Children include Cleotha Staples^[12], a singer^[35], 1934–2013^[36], of United States^[37]; Pervis Staples^[13], a singer^[38], 1935–2021^[39], of United States^[40]; Yvonne Staples^[14], a singer^[41], 1937–2018^[42], of United States^[43]; and Mavis Staples^[15], a singer^[44], b. 1939^[45], of United States^[46], awarded the Kennedy Center Honors^[47].

Death and Burial

Pops Staples died on December 19, 2000^[5]. He passed away in Chicago^[4]. The cause of death was falling from height^[23]. He is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery^[11].

Why It Matters

Pops Staples ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (532 views/month, #7,134 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

Where was Pops Staples born?

Born in Winona^[2], Pops Staples…

Where did Pops Staples die?

Pops Staples passed away in Chicago^[4].

What did Pops Staples do for work?

Pops Staples worked as musician^[6], singer^[7], and guitarist^[8].