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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.
25 de sept. de 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 from the fall of 1961 through year end 1970.
14 de nov. de 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 ...
31 de may. de 2021 · Here’s how it works. Features. Classic Rock. Steve Cropper interview: Jimi Hendrix, John Belushi, and celebrity cowbell. By Rob Hughes. ( Classic Rock ) 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.
22 de abr. de 2021 · Features. Steve Cropper: “I say to my guitars, ‘If you don’t perform tonight, you’re going to be firewood in the morning.’. And it always works!”. By Greg Prato. published 22 April 2021. The veteran session man and member of the Blues Brothers band discusses his lengthy career, and brand-new solo album, Fire It Up.
14 de jun. de 2011 · Steve Cropper, the reigning king of tasty Memphis R&B guitar for more than five decades, chronicles his ascent to musical immortality and his new tribute to childhood guitar hero Lowman Pauling of the “5” Royales.
27 de abr. de 2021 · Steve Cropper’s Got Stories—and a New Album. By Tom Lanham | April 27, 2021 | 1:23pm. Photo by Michael Wilson Music Features Steve Cropper. If you were putting together a Dream Guest List...
