Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Steve Cropper, the guitarist whose influential work for Stax Records in Memphis helped define soul music in the 1960s and '70s died Wednesday in Nashville. He ...

There have been so many extraordinary moments in the amazing career of guitarist, songwriter and producer Steve Cropper that it would seem he’s done almost everything possible within the world of ...

Cropper surely gave his complete dedication and considerable talent to serve the artist and the song, as Mojo magazine noted. Moreover, his guitar playing became the defining sound of an entire ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics ...

Legendary guitarist Steve Cropper, who played on seminal recordings by such artists as Otis Redding, Booker T & the M.G.'s, Wilson Pickett and many more, died Wednesday (Dec. 3) in Nashville. He was ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics ...

The iconic musician, once hailed as second best of all time, passed away on Wednesday, his son confirmed to Variety. Cropper was best known as the guitarist in Booker T & the MG’s, who were widely ...

Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.'s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics "Green Onions," ...