†Remembering - DEC 19 2000 – Pops Staples, American singer and guitarist (The Staple Singers) (b. 1915) 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 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. He died after suffering a concussion in a fall at his home, just nine days short of his 86th birthday. After his death, his daughters Yvonne and Mavis gave one of his guitars to country and gospel musician Marty Stuart. O:) https://youtube/watch?v=oab4ZCfTbOI
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