1. Steve Cropper acted as the producer of many of these records.
20 Facts About Steve Cropper
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Steve Cropper was later a member of the Blues Brothers band.
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Steve Cropper loved the Five Royals and he admired guitarists including Tal Farlow, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Reed, Chet Atkins, Lowman Pauling of the Five Royales and Billy Butler of the Bill Doggett band.
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When Steve Cropper played on the song's remake by the Blues Brothers, lead singer John Belushi again mentioned Steve Cropper.
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The Beatles favored Steve Cropper's playing, and his production on Otis Redding records.
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In 1969, Steve Cropper released his first solo album, With a Little Help From My Friends.
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When Steve Cropper left Stax in the fall of 1970, the label lost one of its most successful producers and songwriters.
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Steve Cropper then set up TMI Studios with Jerry Williams and former Mar-Key Ronnie Stoots.
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Steve Cropper worked with many musicians including Tower of Power, Rod Stewart, John Prine, Jose Feliciano, The Jeff Beck Group, Ringo Starr and John Lennon.
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Jackson, whom Steve Cropper called "the greatest drummer to ever walk the Earth," was murdered in his Memphis home before the group could make their comeback.
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Steve Cropper re-recorded " The Dock of the Bay" for Sammy Hagar.
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Steve Cropper lived in Los Angeles for the next thirteen years before moving to Nashville and reuniting with the Blues Brothers Band in 1988.
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Steve Cropper has a cameo in the "Weird Al" Yankovic mockumentary The Compleat Al, where he plays a bit of "Soul Man" in an unsuccessful attempt to join Al's band.
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In 1991 Steve Cropper played on two separate nights of the Expo '92 Guitar Legends concerts as part of the celebration of Seville hosting the 1992 Expo exhibition.
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In 1996, Steve Cropper was named "the greatest living guitar player" by Britain's Mojo magazine.
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In June 2004, Steve Cropper appeared with Dunn and Jones as the backing band for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
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On June 9,2005, Steve Cropper was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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Steve Cropper co-produced The Memphis Album, recorded by Australian soul singer Guy Sebastian.
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Steve Cropper played guitar on the subsequent promotional tour, which was recorded and released two years later as The Memphis Tour.
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On October 17,2010, Steve Cropper was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.