Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1941 to 2025 · aged 84
Stephen Lee Cropper, sometimes known as "The Colonel", was an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He was 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, Johnnie Taylor and Neil Young.
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A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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Donald "Duck" Dunn Bandmate in Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. Jones Bandmate in Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Al Jackson Jr. Bandmate in Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Otis Redding Duets: Mr. Pitiful (1965)
John Landis Directed The Blues Brothers (1980)
Dan Aykroyd Produced Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Wilson Pickett Steve wrote In the Midnight Hour (1965)
Aretha Franklin Also in The Blues Brothers (1980)
James Brown Also in The Blues Brothers (1980)
Frank Oz Also in The Blues Brothers (1980)
Guy Sebastian Steve produced The Memphis Album (2007)
Harry Nilsson Steve produced Flash Harry (1980)
John Mellencamp Steve produced Nothin' Matters and What If It Did (1980)
Kathleen Freeman Also in The Blues Brothers (1980)
Eddie Floyd Steve produced I've Never Found a Girl (1969)
Ramsey Lewis Steve produced Solar Wind (1974)
Matt Murphy Also in The Blues Brothers (1980)
Alan Rubin Also in The Blues Brothers (1980)
Lou Marini Also in The Blues Brothers (1980)
Tom Malone Also in The Blues Brothers (1980)
Pops Staples Duets: Jammed Together (1969)
Robert K. Weiss Produced The Blues Brothers (1980)
Viv Albertine Influenced by Steve
George Folsey Jr. Produced The Blues Brothers (1980)
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He also acted as the producer of many of these artists' records. He was later a member of the Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 36th on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He won two Grammy Awards out of his seven nominations.
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Carrie FisherAlso in The Blues Brothers (1980)
Jonny LangAlso in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
John CandyAlso in The Blues Brothers (1980)
Shelley DuvallAlso in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005)
Jim KeltnerAlso in Neil Young: Red Rocks Live (2000)
Charlie MusselwhiteAlso in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)