Pops Staples Death Cause and Date

Pops Staples' Death

Born (Birthday) December 28, 1914

Death Date December 19, 2000

Age of Death 85 years

Cause of Death Concussion

Profession R&B Singer

The r&b singer Pops Staples died at the age of 85. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Singer and guitarist best known as the leader of the seminal R&B group The Staple Singers. He and the group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 based on the popularity of hits like “I’ll Take You There”.

He has children named Cleotha, Mavis, Yvonne, and Pervis, all of whom sang with The Staple Singers.

He died after suffering an ultimately fatal concussion in a fall at his home, just nine days short of his 86th birthday. After his death, his daughters Yvonne and Mavis gave one of his guitars to country and gospel musician Marty Stuart.