Consider this, a Friday bonus post, as we honor the birth of Roebuck "Pops" Staples. From the early years of The Staples Singers, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, born on this day in 1914 in Winona, Mississippi. In the early 1950s, Pops co-founded the Staple Singers with son Pervis and daughters Cleotha, Mavis and Yvonne. Here's the group in 1966 performing "Pray On" with Mavis on lead vocal, Pops on guitar and Willie Dixon on bass.
Friday, December 28, 2018
The Staples Singers "Pray On"
Consider this, a Friday bonus post, as we honor the birth of Roebuck "Pops" Staples. From the early years of The Staples Singers, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, born on this day in 1914 in Winona, Mississippi. In the early 1950s, Pops co-founded the Staple Singers with son Pervis and daughters Cleotha, Mavis and Yvonne. Here's the group in 1966 performing "Pray On" with Mavis on lead vocal, Pops on guitar and Willie Dixon on bass.
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