Roebuck "Pops" Staples
N 33° 29.040 W 089° 44.255
16S E 245633 N 3708299
Historical Marker located in Winona, MS.
Waymark Code: WMY5G6
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2018
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Roebuck "Pops" Staples, one of the foremost figures in American gospel music as a singer, guitarist, and patriarch of the Staple Singers family group, was born on a farm near Winona on December 28, 1914. Staples began playing blues as a youngster in the Delta, but by the time he left for Chicago in 1936 he had embarked on a gospel singing career. He and the Staple Singers later enjoyed crossover success in the rhythm and blues and pop fields. Staples died on December 19, 2000.
Date Installed:: 2011
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