The Staple Singers

CTL-I-0142 · Institution

VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)

Combined Graph record U-01772 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0142. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Chicago gospel-soul family group

Relationships

• Chicago — located in
  STRONG EVIDENCE

Sources

• https://msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/pops-staples (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

The Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Pops Staples records that the Staples family moved to Chicago in 1936 and that around 1948 Pops put together the family group that became The Staple Singers, performing at Chicago-area churches and gospel shows before crossing over to R&B/pop hits including 'I'll Take You There,' 'Respect Yourself' and 'Let's Do It Again'; the group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 (fetched in full 2026-10-17).

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