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The Staple Singers, American vocal group that was one of the most successful gospel-to-pop crossover acts ever. The members included Roebuck (‘Pops’) Staples, Mavis Staples, Cleotha Staples, Pervis Staples, and Yvonne Staples. Learn more about the group’s history and its music.
Lela Rochon Fuqua, known professionally as Lela Rochon, has appeared in nearly fifty movies and television shows, starring alongside some of Hollywood’s elite actors and actresses. She was born Lela Rochon Staples in Torrance, California, on April 17, 1964, to Samuel Staples and Zelma Staples of Camden, Arkansas.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. February 26, 2021 Instagram. “Samuel and Zelma Staples both are from Camden, AR. Samuel a 1963 grad of UAPB. We new each other from home. We were always friendly with each other, but not friends. There was always some interest in each other to some degree. Zelma was the Lincoln High School marching band ...
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Jun 16, 2023 · She is a member of the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. She was born Lela Rochon Staples in Torrance, California, on April 17, 1964, to Samuel Staples and Zelma Staples of Camden (Ouachita County). Her parents, both alumni of Lincoln High School, attended Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College, now the University of Arkansas at Pine ...
April 17, 1964 · Los Angeles, California, USA. Birth name. Lela Rochon Staples. Height. 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Bio. Lela Rochon was born on April 17, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Waiting to Exhale (1995), Any Given Sunday (1999) and Gang Related (1997).
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May 29, 2018 · Original name, Lela Rochon Staples; name is pronounced "Lay – la Ro – shon"; born April 17, 1964 (some sources cite 1965 or 1966), in Torrance, CA; daughter of Samuel (a graphic artist and business owner) and Zelma (a nurse practitioner) Staples; married Adolfo Quinones (an actor and choreographer), 1984 (divorced, 1987); married Antoine ...
Otis Redding's widow holds on to the past and shapes her city's future. Mementos decorate the home of Zelma Redding, the widow of Otis Redding, outside Macon, Ga., April 13, 2022. Her love affair with the soul singer, who died in a 1967 plane crash — and his with his hometown of Macon, Ga. — has never ended.