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Early life
Career
Brothers, lead singer John Belushi again mentioned Cropper.
Besides being impressed with the young guitarists playing, Stax Records president Jim Stewart saw professionalism and maturity beyond Croppers years. When
American Records founder Chips Moman left Stax,
Cropper became the companys A&R man. He became
a founding member of the Stax house band Booker T. &
the M.G.'s, along with Hammond organ player Booker
T. Jones, bassist Donald Duck Dunn and drummer Al
Jackson Jr.. As a house guitarist he played on many
recordings such as "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay, cowritten with and performed by Otis Redding, and Sam &
Daves "Soul Man" on which he was mentioned by name.
When Cropper played on the songs remake by the Blues
CAREER
On November 12, 2009, EMP/SFM presented Cropper with their Founders Award. On October 17, 2010,
Cropper was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall
of Fame.[9]
Cropper toured Australia with Guy Sebastian, playing on Sebastians The Memphis Album tour in March 2008
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On August 9, 2011, Cropper released the album Dedicated which was his tribute to the 5 Royales. In 2013
he was a special guest at selected concerts as part of Peter
Frampton's Guitar Circus Tour, including the rst performance which featured Frampton, Robert Cray and Vince
Gill.[10]
In April 2013, Cropper appeared with Jones and Matt
Guitar Murphy as Booker T and the M.G.'s at Eric Claptons 4th Crossroads Guitar Festival at Madison Square
Garden in New York City.
Personal life
Discography
1971: With a Little Help from My Friends
1981: Playin' My Thang
1982: Night After Night
1991: Jammed Together (with Albert King and Pops
Staples)
2007: This Is ... Steve Cropper & His Friends
2008: Nudge It Up A Notch
2010: Midnight Flyer
2011: Dedicated A Salute to the 5 Royales
Filmography
1980: The Blues Brothers as himself
1988: Satisfaction as Sal
1999: Blues Brothers 2000 as himself
2008: Be Kind Rewind as himself
References
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Ocial website
The ocial Steve Cropper MySpace page
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