Booker T And M.G.'s Guitarist Steve Cropper Dies
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Remembering Steve Cropper’s legacy in music and in Memphis
Steve Cropper, whose unmistakable guitar work and songwriting shaped soul music, died Wednesday in Nashville at the age of 84. WREG took a look back at his work, especially at STAX Records in Memphis,
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fans of the soulful sounds of Detroit's Motown and Memphis' Stax Records will be able to enjoy music from both brands in the same place if they watch and listen to a free, online show streaming during Black History Month in February.
Steve Cropper might not have been a household name to the average music fan, but to the world's biggest rockstars, he was a legend.
Stax Records and Craft Recordings have announced a new box set that gathers previously unreleased songwriter demos from the vaults of the iconic Memphis soul label. "Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos" is a seven-CD set collecting 146 tracks ...