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Early life. Born on a farm near Willow Springs, Missouri, Cropper lived in Dora and West Plains before moving with his family to Memphis at age 9. [6] . In Memphis, he was exposed to black church music, which had an impact on him musically. [6] . Cropper acquired his first guitar at age 14. [6]
14 giu 2011 · Steve Cropper, the reigning king of tasty Memphis R&B guitar for more than five decades, chronicles his ascent to musical immortality and his new tribute to childhood guitar hero Lowman Pauling of the “5” Royales.
1 nov 2023 · Stax’s Memphis Queen, Carla Thomas, also struck a blues feeling on “Book Of Love,” a tough boogie with Steve Cropper’s chopping guitar behind her, and hits a sweeter mood on a song from...
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31 dic 2020 · Associated Press. 0:00. 1:16. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It's 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer...
È conosciuto soprattutto per la sua militanza nella soul band Booker T. & the MG's e per la partecipazione al film The Blues Brothers nel 1980 ed è uno dei musicisti che di più ha contribuito allo sviluppo del cosiddetto Memphis Sound.
Knock on Wood – 2:48 (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd) – Registrato il 24 gennaio 1967 a Memphis ; Let Me Be Good to You – 2:48 (Isaac Hayes, David Porter, Carl Wells) – Registrato il 18 gennaio 1967 a Memphis (TN) Tramp – 3:00 (Lowell Fulsom, Jimmy McCracklin) – Registrato il 19 gennaio 1967 a Memphis (TN)
1 set 2008 · Guitarist and songwriter Cropper, a founder of Booker T. & The MGs, helped shape the sound of Stax Records, the iconic Memphis label that made soul-music history in the 1960s.
