Steve Cropper
Blues, Musical Artist
1941 –
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Who is Steve Cropper?
Steven Lee "Steve" Cropper is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and has backed artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor, also acting as producer on many of these records. He later gained fame as a member of the Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone lists him 36th on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Mojo ranks Cropper as the second-best guitarist ever. His nickname is "The Colonel".
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- Born
- Oct 21, 1941
Dora - Also known as
- Steve "The Colonel" Cropper
- Stephen Lee Cropper
- Cropper, Steve
- The Colonel
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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