Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Interview a few star guitarists and you'll soon hear the old lie: "I just play for the song (man)". But Steve Cropper really did.

Booker T & the MG's, from left, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Donald “Duck” Dunn and Booker T. Jones in 1968. (Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Column by Geoff Edgers “Play it, Steve,” ...

Guitarist Steve Cropper, who left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music as an instrumentalist, producer and songwriter at Stax Records, has died, his son Cameron confirmed to Variety on ...

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Steve Cropper, a hugely influential guitarist who played with Booker T. and the MGs and co-wrote some of rock’s most enduring hits, has died at the age of 84. Variety reports ...

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," ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — 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 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 ...