The Staple Singers

== Info ==
Soul group whose members all have the last name "Staples", despite the group's name lacking the final S. Covered Buffalo Springfield's counterculture hit For What It's Worth in 1967. The Staple Singers were noted for their gospel-folk style, but later moved to funk. Worked for Curtis Mayfield. Performed at The Band's farewell concert, The Last Waltz, accompanying them playing The Weight. Covered the Talking Heads song Slippery People. Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Roebuck "Pops" Staples died of a concussion in 2000, while Cleotha died of Alzheimer's thirteen years later. The group had countless hits throughout the seventies.
== Genres ==
Soul
Gospel
Funk
Category:Chicago Soul
Category:Gospel
Category:Funk
Category:Seventies
Category:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees