Grammy Winner "Pops" Staples Dies

10/09/1997 at 12:00 AM EDT

Grammy winning Roebuck "Pops" Staples, 84, patriarch of gospel and R&B's the Staple Singers (founded in 1948), died Tuesday in Chicago. The group's first No. 1 hit was 1972's "I'll Take You There," which was followed with such top 40 hits as "Respect Yourself," "Heavy Makes You Happy," and "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)." In the '80s, "Pops" went solo.

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