“Steve Cropper was right next door, and he wrote the song. I was kind of nervous!”: When a guitar hero got the jitters

One of the key tracks on the album was a version of the Otis Redding classic (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay, written by ...
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“My playing sucks, but it sells!”: The guitarist who co-wrote two of the most famous songs ever admits he's no virtuoso

As the guitarist in Booker T. & the M.G.’s, the house band for Stax Records, Steve Cropper was a key figure in shaping the sound of soul music in the ’60s, backing legendary singers including Otis ...
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Songwriter Steve Cropper gets inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

Steve Cropper knew "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" and "Knock on Wood," which he co-wrote, had the potential to be monster hits. Record execs were dubious, but Cropper was right. And on Thursday, ...
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Brian May, Billy Gibbons and Steve Cropper on how the three guitar icons learned to play together

With respected producer Jon Tiven at the helm, the session icon is back again with Friendlytown, the follow-up to Fire It Up, the critically acclaimed debut album from his quintet Steve Cropper & The ...
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Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere Reunite for Second CD 'Midnight Flyer'

LOS ANGELES, CA - Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. and the MGs and one of the primary architects of the unmistakable Stax sound of the 1960s, and vocalist/keyboardist Felix Cavaliere, the voice ...