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Cleotha staples biography for kids

          The Staple Singers originally featured Pops, Mavis.!

          Cleotha, who has died aged Cleotha was born in rural Mississippi.

        1. Cleotha, who has died aged Cleotha was born in rural Mississippi.
        2. Cleotha Staples was born on April 11, , in Drew, Miss., the first child of Pops and Oceola Staples.
        3. The Staple Singers originally featured Pops, Mavis.
        4. Cleotha Staples, a founding member of the beloved Chicago soul group the Staple Singers, died Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
        5. Cleotha Staples was born April 11, , in Drew, Mississippi, the first child of Pops and his wife, Oceola.

          6. The Staple Singers facts for kids

          Quick facts for kids

          The Staple Singers

          The Staple Singers with Soul Train host Don Cornelius in 1974.

          Background information
          OriginChicago, Illinois
          United States
          Genres
          Years active1948–1994
          LabelsUnited Records, Vee-Jay Records, Checker Records, Riverside Records, Stax Records, Epic Records, Columbia Records, Discos CBS, CBS Records, American Recording Company, Curtom Records, United Artists RecordsWEA, Warner Bros., Atlantic Records, Sony Music Records.
          Associated actsCurtis Mayfield, Steve Cropper, Booker T & the MG's, The Ross Singers
          Past membersRoebuck "Pops" Staples
          Cleotha Staples
          Mavis Staples
          Pervis Staples
          Yvonne Staples

          The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul and R&B singing group.

          Members

          Roebuck "Pops" Staples (1914–2000), the founder of the family group, formed the group with his children Cleotha (1934–2013), Pervis (b.

          1935), and Mavis (b. 1939). Yvonne (1936–