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Steve Cropper

United States · 1941-10-21 – 2025-12-03

Steve Cropper is credited on 13,903 releases across 3,038 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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13,903

Pressings credited

3,038

Albums

Decades active

1,498

In collections

Biography

Stephen Lee Cropper (October 21, 1941 – December 3, 2025), sometimes known as "The Colonel", was an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He was the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor and Neil Young. He also acted as the producer of many of these artists' records. He was later a member of the Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 36th on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He won two Grammy Awards out of his seven nominations.

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