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Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies
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- Steve Cropper anchored Booker T. and the M.G.'s at Stax, shaping the Memphis soul sound and co-writing classic songs.
- Cropper defined the M.G.'s sound with rhythm-forward playing and spare fills that became a hallmark of Memphis soul.
- He co-wrote 'Green Onions' and contributed to Otis Redding's 'Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay' and Wilson Pickett's 'In the Midnight Hour,' signaling crossover influence across soul.
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