The death of Booker T. & the M.G.s’ guitarist Steve Cropper is something of an end of an era for soul and rock and roll.
Cropper’s most enduring contribution, though, isn’t any particular song, but the way he pared the guitar techniques of R&B ...
Songwriter David Porter honored fellow Stax Records great Steve Cropper and his ability 'to cement the musical pocket, with his own special flavor.' ...
Steve Cropper, the Rock Hall-inducted guitarist who helped form the sound of "Memphis soul" with Stax Records, has died at ...
As a member of Stax Records' Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Cropper helped create some of the most important Southern soul music of ...
Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and ...
In 2024, Cropper released the album Friendlytown under his band name, Steve Cropper and the Midnight Hour. The album went on ...
Steve Cropper has died at 84. The iconic, influential guitarist starred with Booker T. & The MGs, played on many Stax Records ...
In the late 1970s, he began working with the Blues Brothers, the band formed by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi on Saturday ...
Steve Cropper, the Booker T. & the MG guitarist, songwriter and producer who was instrumental in the rise of R&B powerhouse ...