Peter Gallagher penned a tribute for Steve Cropper—the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist behind Booker T. & the MG’s and Stax Records.

For example, improvisational music — some of which has close connections to jazz and some of which doesn’t — continues to ...

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.' ...

Warren Haynes took to social media to pay tribute to guitarist Steve Cropper, who died this week at the age of 84.

Tributes continue to pour in from across the globe following the death of legendary guitarist, songwriter and producer Steve ...

Steve Cropper, the Rock Hall-inducted guitarist who helped form the sound of "Memphis soul" with Stax Records, has died at ...

Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and ...

As a member of Stax Records' Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Cropper helped create some of the most important Southern soul music of the '60s. He died Dec. 3. Originally broadcast in 1990.

In 2024, Cropper released the album Friendlytown under his band name, Steve Cropper and the Midnight Hour. The album went on ...

Steve Cropper, the guitarist, songwriter and producer who made his mark with bands like the Blues Brothers and Booker T. and ...