"Cropper was born in Dora, Missouri in 1941. His family moved to Memphis when he was 9, where he first encountered Black church music. Cropper's relationship with Stax Records began with his first band. The group called themselves the Mar-Keys after the marquee outside the place that would become Stax HQ. He joined Stax house band Booker T. & the MG's in 1962."
"He co-wrote "Green Onions," Otis Redding's "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," and "Knock on Wood." Cropper left Stax in 1970 after what Variety called "front-office conflicts." The MG's kept working, however, and backed artists like Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, and Neil Young. In 1978, Cropper played on the Blues Brothers' Briefcase Full of Blues. Cropper appears in the 1980 eponymous film."
"Cropper amassed a number of accolades in his lifetime. "Green Onions" topped the R&B chart, and went to number 3 on the Hot 100. Briefcase Full of Blues went to number 1 on the album chart in 1978. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the MG's in 1992. In 1996, named him the second best guitarist of all time, with only Jimi Hendrix ahead of him."
Steve Cropper was born in Dora, Missouri and moved to Memphis at age nine, where he encountered Black church music. He formed the Mar-Keys and joined Stax Records' band Booker T. & the MG's in 1962. Cropper co-wrote "Green Onions," Otis Redding's "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay," and "Knock on Wood." He left Stax in 1970 amid front-office conflicts, while the MG's continued to back artists. Cropper played on the Blues Brothers' Briefcase Full of Blues and appeared in Blues Brothers films. He earned hits and honors including Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1992.
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