Rest in Power #SteveCropper I'm so glad to have lived during the time of your music
https://apnews.com/article/steve-cropper-obituary-57fff73cf820438e89fe894cdd3a5995
RIP Steve Cropper, soul music legend.
He was a member of the Stax label house band, Booker T & MGs and a member of Otis Redding's backing band.
He has many songwriting credits, including " In the Midnight Hour " and " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" and more.
He also appeared in the 'Blues Brothers' film.
He was an extremely soulful guitar player who always served the song.
Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist and member of Booker T. & MG's and The Blues Brothers Band, died at age 84
I was at both bands' concert at Porretta Soul 2008, what a night
Booker T & The MG's - 'Tic Tac Toe' live [Colourised] 1967
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_8DgqR0JbI
> One of the best bands of all time filmed in Oslo on April 7, 1967 by NRK – the Norwegian public broadcasting corporation
The thing about Steve Cropper's playing is that it was essentially perfect in service to songs. It was never in service to Steve Cropper or to some imaginary guitar-god leaderboard. However, focusing on Cropper's playing kind of misses some of the point: his influence as a writer and producer is just as important.
Fun fact: Eric Clapton is always touted as being the only guitarist the Beatles ever brought in on a record. But, years before, the Beatles had worked hard to get in a studio with another guitarist entirely. Who was that? Yes: It was Steve Cropper.
Anyway. Everyone in the industry—especially guitar players—could do a lot worse than pay attention to how Steve Cropper did things. Thank you, sir.
Rest in Power #SteveCropper I'm so glad to have lived during the time of your music
https://apnews.com/article/steve-cropper-obituary-57fff73cf820438e89fe894cdd3a5995
RIP Steve Cropper, soul music legend.
He was a member of the Stax label house band, Booker T & MGs and a member of Otis Redding's backing band.
He has many songwriting credits, including " In the Midnight Hour " and " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" and more.
He also appeared in the 'Blues Brothers' film.
He was an extremely soulful guitar player who always served the song.
Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist and member of Booker T. & MG's and The Blues Brothers Band, died at age 84
I was at both bands' concert at Porretta Soul 2008, what a night
Booker T & The MG's - 'Tic Tac Toe' live [Colourised] 1967
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_8DgqR0JbI
> One of the best bands of all time filmed in Oslo on April 7, 1967 by NRK – the Norwegian public broadcasting corporation
The thing about Steve Cropper's playing is that it was essentially perfect in service to songs. It was never in service to Steve Cropper or to some imaginary guitar-god leaderboard. However, focusing on Cropper's playing kind of misses some of the point: his influence as a writer and producer is just as important.
Fun fact: Eric Clapton is always touted as being the only guitarist the Beatles ever brought in on a record. But, years before, the Beatles had worked hard to get in a studio with another guitarist entirely. Who was that? Yes: It was Steve Cropper.
Anyway. Everyone in the industry—especially guitar players—could do a lot worse than pay attention to how Steve Cropper did things. Thank you, sir.
