Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84

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Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84​

As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.

By Bill Friskics-Warren
Dec. 8, 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/arts/music/steve-cropper-dead.html

Steve Cropper onstage in 2013, left, and Booker T. & The MG's in 1968, from top left: Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Cropper and Al Jackson Jr













RIP.

And the Orange Moron is still walking and breathing…