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Steven Lee Cropper (born October 21, 1941), [1] sometimes known as " The Colonel ", is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor.
Nov 14, 2013 · The Bio. If Yankee Stadium is “the house that Babe Ruth built,” Stax Records is “the house that Booker T, and the MG’s built.”. Integral to that potent combination is MG rhythm guitarist extraordinaire Steve Cropper. As a guitarist, A & R man, engineer, producer, songwriting partner of Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd and a dozen others and ...
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A look back at Stax Records with Steve Cropper, Booker T. and Isaac Hayes
This is FRESH AIR. Stax Records produced some of the most important Southern soul music of the 1960s - music by such performers as Otis Redd...
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Steve Cropper on recording classic Stax cuts with a Telecaster – and why he thinks his Peavey sounds better
The Stax session icon reflects on the recording of Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay and Soul Man, and ...
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Sep 25, 2023 · Integral to that potent combination is MG rhythm guitarist extraordinaire Steve Cropper. As a guitarist, A & R man, engineer, producer, songwriting partner of Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd and a dozen others and founding member of both Booker T. and the MG’s and The Mar-Keys, Cropper was literally involved in virtually every record issued by Stax ...
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Apr 29, 2024 · News. “I can’t play without looking at the dots”: Soul guitar icon Steve Cropper explains why he still looks at the fretboard after nearly 70 years of playing – and reveals he’s tapped Brian May and Billy Gibbons for his new album. By Phil Weller. Contributions from. Joe Matera. published 29 April 2024. The Booker T.
The official YouTube channel for Steve Cropper! Member of Booker T. & the M.G.s and The Blues Brothers. Writer & guitarist for hit songs like Soul Man, In The Midnight Hour, and The Dock of the...
Steve Cropper. Inductee. 1941 Born. 2005 Inducted. Anchored Stax house band and Blues Brothers. Steve Cropper made his musical debut on American Bandstand in 1961. Thus the legend began. Just one year later, along with Booker T & the MG's, Cropper wrote the #1 smash hit "Green Onions."
May 31, 2021 · published 31 May 2021. If you’ve ever heard anything on the Stax Records label, then you’ve probably heard Steve Cropper's masterful guitar playing. He might well have written and produced it too. (Image credit: Provogue) The guitarist with Booker T.
