Guitarist, songwriter and producer Steve Cropper has died. The musician helped to define what became known as the Memphis Sound as a member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, the house band at Stax Record ...

In "The Soul Man," David Porter looks back on his tough early years in Memphis, his centrality to the success of Stax Records ...

The widely influential guitarist Steve Cropper self-effacingly and all too modestly told Guitar Player Magazine in 2024, “My playing has always sucked, but it sells … I keep it simple, I guess. I’m ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guitarist Steve Cropper, who left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music as an instrumentalist, producer and songwriter at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steve Cropper, iconic guitarist and one of the true pillars of Stax Records, has died, his family has confirmed. He was 84.

Young listeners of old-school R & B may recognize the names of Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, and Booker T. and the M.G.’s, but do they know the record label behind their music? Stax ...