Person Open DS/UK/21622 Cropper; Steven Lee 'Steve' (1941-); American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer Cropper Steven Lee 'Steve' 1941- American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer Male

Steven Lee Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is 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, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor. He also acted as the producer of many of these records. He was later a member of the Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 39th on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Born on a farm near Dora, Missouri, Cropper moved with his family to Memphis at the age of nine. Bitten by the music bug, Cropper acquired his first mail order guitar at the age of 14. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSKeyte 9/4/2017 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 a032402e-9f01-4cb8-9940-aee1630f3491