It was the latter half of 1998, and Pops Staples, the patriarch of the Staple Singers, was nearly eighty-four years old. He was unwell, but his voice was still strong. So his daughters decided that he ...

Before his death in 2000, Roebuck "Pops" Staples gave the world nearly five decades' worth of gospel and soul, both on his own and as the leader of the Staples Singers, the family singing group he put ...

Mavis Staples made a promise to her father Pops Staples fifteen years ago, and with the release of Don't Lose This she'll finally hold up her end of the bargain. Before his death in 2000, Pops ...

The late icon presided over some of the most crucial music of the 20th century. Fifteen years after his death, his final recordings have been... As the patriarch of the Staple Singers, Roebuck "Pops" ...

Even the taste of talent Australian songwriter Courtney Barnett gave us on her first two EPs established her as one of the best lyricists in rock. Here new album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and ...

“Don’t Lose This” (Anti) presents a double dose of history. Not only is it the late Roebuck “Pops” Staples’ final album, it also marks the final recording by the family group that Pops founded in ...

More than 15 years ago, Roebuck "Pops" Staples started recording his final album with his daughters, Mavis, Cleotha and Yvonne of the gospel-R&B family act The Staple Singers. Pops was ailing, but his ...

Bob Dylan once called her voice 'deep and mysterious.' Now the Grammy-winning legend and last surviving member of one of ...

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As the patriarch of the Staple Singers, Roebuck "Pops" Staples presided over some of the most crucial music of the 20th century, as his family band lent a righteous soundtrack to the Civil Rights ...