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Steven Lee Cropper (born October 21, 1941), sometimes known as "The Colonel", is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the guitarist of the Stax Records house band , Booker T. & the M.G.'s , which backed artists such as Otis Redding , Wilson Pickett , Sam & Dave , Carla Thomas , Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor .
The legendary session guitarist on the “fluke” of discovering Otis Redding, cutting tracks with Albert King, his memories of the Blues Brothers and his lifelong love affair with the Fender Telecaster. By Jeff Slate. If Steve Cropper never picked up a guitar again, he’d still serve as an inspiration for countless players for the rest of time.
25 de sept. de 2023 · As a guitarist, A & R man, engineer, producer, songwriting partner of Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd and a dozen others and founding member of both Booker T. and the MG’s and The Mar-Keys, Cropper was literally involved in virtually every record issued by Stax from the fall of 1961 through year end 1970.
13 de may. de 2024 · Today, Steve “The Colonel” Cropper sustains a busy career in all aspects of music production and musicianship, and throughout all of the touring and studio work he still manages to find time for his own projects.
24 de dic. de 2021 · Steve Cropper‘s 5 tips for guitar players: “I always look at my guitar before playing and say, ‘If you don’t play good tonight, you’re firewood in the morning!’“ By Amit Sharma last updated 24 December 2021
29 de abr. de 2024 · Session heavyweight and soul guitar legend Steve Cropper has dropped an interesting revelation: after nearly 70 years of influential guitar playing, he still looks at his fretboard inlays to navigate his instrument.
22 de abr. de 2021 · Steve Cropper: “I say to my guitars, ‘If you don’t perform tonight, you’re going to be firewood in the morning.’. And it always works!”. By Greg Prato. published 22 April 2021. The veteran session man and member of the Blues Brothers band discusses his lengthy career, and brand-new solo album, Fire It Up.
