Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist Booker T. and M.JHe, who also worked with Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, has died at the age of 84. diverse.
The son of prominent musician Cameron also confirmed to the magazine Soul guitarist, instrumentalist, producer and composer On the Stax Records label, he died on Wednesday. Cropper is best known for his signature solo performances in the multiethnic instrumental group Booker T. & the MG’s.
However, his work too It inspired dozens of songssome of which he produced or engineered himself, and were recorded in a Stax Records studio by soul greats like Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Rufus and Carla Thomas and Eddie Floyd, Variety explains.
In 1996, the British monthly music magazine was published Mojo His name The second best guitarist of all time, after Jimi Hendrix. As a composer, he has co-written MG’s songs Green onions, Soul forgetfulness and Time is tightas well as great R&B songs like (sitting on) the bay pier and Mr. pitiful from reading, At midnight and 634-5789 From Beckett, Knock on wood and Raise your hand Floyd, W Seesaw and Suki Suki By Don Covay.
Although Cropper’s association with Stax ended amid Administrative problems in 1970MG regrouped to record and tour between the 1970s and 1990s, supporting artists such as Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Neil Young, and the band’s Levon Helm, Variety reports.
Cropper’s most notable work in recent years has been… Lead guitarist of the Blues Brothers Bandthe musical group of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.