Steve Cropper was never a household name the way Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton are, but he was the guitar hero’s guitar hero. With an instantly identifiable tone, his guitar could sing (the “Play it, ...

Steve Cropper, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist who helped form the “Memphis soul” sound on Stax Records recordings by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Booker T. & the M.G.’s, died today. He ...

Steve Cropper, one of the true pillars of Stax Records, has died. Cropper’s son, Cameron, confirmed his passing to Variety. He was 84. The Missouri-born Cropper moved to Memphis at the age of 9, got ...

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 ...

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington. Born in a U.S. Air Force family, he grew up on military bases around the world and came to ...