Happy birthday Steven Lee Steve Cropper (born October 21, 1941, Dora, Missouri), an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.s, and has backed artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor, also acting as producer on many of these records. He later gained fame as a member of the Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone lists him 39th on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.Mojo ranks Cropper as the second-best guitarist ever. His nickname is The Colonel .Along with influential work with Booker T & The MGs, Cropper co-wrote Knock on Wood with Eddie Floyd, In the Midnight Hour with Wilson Pickett and (Sittin On) The Dock of the Bay with Otis Redding. In 1969, Cropper released his first solo album, With a Little Help From My Friends. youtube/watch?v=_bpS-cOBK6Q&list=PLtaFuj_Lauuqk9kD_neKsn63BMtoJBm1B
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