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Post by musicman on Feb 10, 2014 15:54:18 GMT -5
Steve Cropper was the house band guitarist for Stax Records, and his great "Green Onions" still sounds great to me.
Now some call this Rock and roll, others may call it R&B or even Jazz
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Post by jmuscara on Feb 12, 2014 8:05:41 GMT -5
He did a lot at Stax. He also did A&R there, and co-wrote many hits like "Knock On Wood" with Eddie Floyd, "In the Midnight Hour" with Wilson Pickett and "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Otis Redding. It's a little sad (but not completely, he deserves the recognition in general) that many know him from the Blues Brothers band. I don't have anything against the Blues Brothers.  Great player and writer. I only wish we could have heard the reunited Booker T and the MGs with Jones, Dunn, Cropper and Jackson. |
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Post by musicman on Feb 21, 2014 12:16:09 GMT -5
He did a lot at Stax. He also did A&R there, and co-wrote many hits like "Knock On Wood" with Eddie Floyd, "In the Midnight Hour" with Wilson Pickett and "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" with Otis Redding. It's a little sad (but not completely, he deserves the recognition in general) that many know him from the Blues Brothers band. I don't have anything against the Blues Brothers. Great player and writer. I only wish we could have heard the reunited Booker T and the MGs with Jones, Dunn, Cropper and Jackson. So true There aren't many people outside Memphis who really knew Steve. They may have known "of him" thru his work with Stax and all of the artists who passed through there. The website is a great place to learn more. playitsteve.com/?workprojects=the-whole-story |
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Post by njmark on Feb 22, 2014 17:45:11 GMT -5
Saw him and Booker T together at the 2013 Crossroads concert in NYC
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Post by Admin on Feb 22, 2014 20:06:52 GMT -5
Saw him and Booker T together at the 2013 Crossroads concert in NYC Great! That must have been a great show. |
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Post by njmark on Feb 23, 2014 0:07:00 GMT -5
Saw him and Booker T together at the 2013 Crossroads concert in NYC Great! That must have been a great show. They were the tip of the iceberg--Clapton, Allmans, Taj Mahal, BB King, Earl Klug,Buddy Guy, etc etc etc |
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Post by musicman on Feb 26, 2014 14:24:56 GMT -5
Saw him and Booker T together at the 2013 Crossroads concert in NYC I would love to have been there! |
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Post by geezer on Mar 2, 2014 16:08:07 GMT -5
He put the most into a song by putting the least amount of guitar into it. What a talent.
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Post by steve on Mar 19, 2014 16:40:26 GMT -5
I too love his playing. I couldn't agree more with the "less is more" comments - he always plays with taste and skill and I've knicked so many of his ideas it isn't true.
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