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Steve Cropper, soul music's unsung hero, has died
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Steve Cropper, soul music's unsung hero, has died
A member of the Blues Brothers, the American musician and producer left his mark on classics such as Wilson Pickett's 'In the Midnight Hour' and Otis Redding's '(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay.' He died on December 3 at the age of 84.
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Prime creator of the Stax sound in the 1960s and keeper of its flame. The world lost one of its most influential guitarists on December 3rd 2025, when Steve Cropper passed away in Nashville, marking the end of his sixty-plus-year career. Through his role as a producer, songwriter, and guitarist with Booker T & the MGs, he was a key architect of the Southern Soul sound of the 1960s through his work with artists like Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett, S…
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