Steve Cropper: Biography

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• Carla Thomas
• The Blues Brothers
• Booker T. & the MG's
• Wilson Pickett
• The Mar-Keys
• Isaac Hayes
• Booker T. Jones

• Country
• Chuck Berry
• Carl Perkins
• Tal Farlow
• Chet Atkins
• Jimmy Reed

• Eddie Roberts
• Robert Cray

• José Feliciano
• The Box Tops
• Cold Blood

• The Mar-Keys
• Booker T. & the MG's
• The Blues Brothers

• Al Jackson, Jr.
• Jim Horn
• Wayne Jackson
• Donald "Duck" Dunn
• Andrew Love

Born:

Oct 21, 1941 in Willow Springs, MO

Genres:

Classical Music, R&B and Soul Music, Classic R&B Music, Funk Music, Rock Music

Decades Active:

1960's|1970's|1980's|1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

Low

Cultural Impact

Low

Popularity

Low

Ratings Guide

Probably the bestknown soul guitarist in the world, Cropper came to prominence in the early '60s, first with the MarKeys ("Last Night"), then as a founding member of Booker T. the MG's. A major figure in the Southern soul movement of the '60s, Cropper made his mark not only as a player and arranger (most notably on classic sides by Otis Redding, Sam Dave, and Wilson Pickett) but as a songwriter as well, cowriting the classic "In the Midnight Hour." After the breakup of the MG's, Cropper spent most of the '70s producing Jeff Beck and Mitch Ryder, among others. In the '80s, he rode the classic Stax sound (which he helped shape) back to popularity with a new audience when actors John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd tapped him for service in the Blues Brothers, a Saturday Night Live skit that stretched into several albums and a movie.

- Cub Koda, All Music Guide