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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.
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 ...
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 Bay.
Nov 14, 2013 · Born on October 21, 1941 on a farm near Dora, Missouri, Steve Cropper moved with his family to Memphis at the age of nine. In Missouri he had been exposed to a wealth of country music and little else. In his adopted home, his thirsty ears amply drank of the fountain of Gospel, R & B and nascent Rock and Roll that thundered over the airwaves of ...
Only Jimi Hendrix rated higher. Cropper has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame. In 2004 he received Tennessee's Arts and Humanities Life Time Achievement Award. Booker T and the MG's received the Governors Award in March 2005, saluting their contribution to the cultural life of Tennessee.
Apr 29, 2024 · The Booker T. & The M.G.’s founder has opened up on his reliance on inlays, and name-dropped two huge guest stars for his upcoming as-yet-unannounced record. Session heavyweight and soul guitar legend Steve Cropper has dropped an interesting revelation: after nearly 70 years of influential guitar playing, he still looks at his fretboard ...
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Apr 27, 2021 · Steve Cropper: That’s a good question! I don’t know—well, I kinda know that, ’cause I used to boss people around. And I wasn’t ever a colonel, but I was a captain in the ROTC for about ...
