Steve Cropper, the iconic and influential guitarist for who starred with Booker T. & The MG’s, played on many Stax Records hits and with The Blues Brothers band, has died. He was 84. The Associated ...

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Steve Cropper, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist who helped form the "Memphis soul" sound on Stax Records recordings by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Booker T & The M.G.'s, died on Wednesday.

David Porter remembered his longtime Stax Records compatriot Steve Cropper as “a true member of a creative musical family that changed the world of music” in a tribute shared with Rolling Stone.

As David Porter's new memoir, "The Soul Man," recounts, the Memphis native's life has been devoted to song. The Hall of Fame songwriter and Stax legend’s body of work includes some 1,700 songs that ...

During and after the Civil War in the 1860s, Memphis became a safe haven for those seeking freedom. The city's rapid growth created opportunities for professional musicians.

Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.'s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics ...