60's era #Memphis musician Steve Cropper dies , played key roles in careers of soul singer Otis Redding, Blues Brothers band & his own band Booker T & MGs amongst many others. Lesser known Cropper roles in pop culture include producing an early John Cougar album and appearing with Jack Black & Mos Def in the oddball stoner comedy "Be Kind Rewind". I only got to see him live once with most of the original MGs in Oakland, and twas indeed awesome to witness them all playing their key early instrumental hits together. Booker T Jones is the only surviving member of that #Stax era lineup.
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Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and a Shaper of Memphis Soul Music 🎸 🎶 😎
As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs, including “(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a member of Booker T. and the M.G.'s, the house band for the Stax/Volt labels. In 2007, Cropper won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the group. He also became known to younger fans as member of the group backing Blues Brothers John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.
RIP Steve Cropper
Time to watch "The Blues Brothers" for the millionth time. Never gets old. Never.
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