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Rest in Peace Steve Cropper.

“The Colonel” was a highly acclaimed American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer, Mr. Cropper played a vital role in shaping the sound of legendary artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, and Johnnie Taylor as the guitarist for the Stax Records house band Booker T. & the M.G.’s. Cropper not only contributed to these iconic records as a musician but also produced many of them, leaving a lasting legacy on the soul and R&B landscape of the 1960s. His membership in the Blues Brothers band brought him renewed fame.

Cropper died in Nashville on December 3, 2025, at the age of 84.

We mourn the loss of Steven Lee Cropper, affectionately referred to as “The Colonel.” As a highly acclaimed American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer, Mr. Cropper played a vital role in shaping the sound of legendary artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, and Johnnie Taylor as the guitarist for the Stax Records house band Booker T. & the M.G.’s. Cropper not only contributed to these iconic records as a musician but also produced many of them, leaving a lasting legacy on the soul and R&B landscape of the 1960s. His membership in the Blues Brothers band brought him renewed fame.

Cropper died in Nashville on December 3, 2025, at the age of 84.

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