Steve Cropper
Stax Legends 4: Soulful Thunder And Lightning From Eddie Floyd
Our audio interview series highlights the man who co-wrote and recorded the original of 'Knock On Wood' and so much more, Eddie Floyd.
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Features5 months agoComin’ To Ya: In Praise Of Georgia Soul Man Dave Prater
The labourer's son became one half of dynamic soul duo Sam & Dave.
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Features5 months ago
Rock’s Easy Riders: Steppenwolf In 20 Songs
A deep dive into the singles and albums catalog of the bestselling Los Angeles rockers who were born to be wild.
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Features8 months agoJonny Lang: Young Bluesman, Old Soul
The guitar virtuoso from Fargo, North Dakota started kicking up a storm on disc at the age of 14.
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Features9 months ago
‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay’: Otis Redding’s Poignant Farewell
'(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay,' co-written with his great friend Steve Cropper, was released on January 8, 1968, a month after Otis' death at just 26.
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Features10 months ago
‘Wichita Lineman’ Album: Glen Campbell’s Country Chart Phenomenon
'Wichita Lineman' was the only one of Glen's LPs to make the top of both the country and pop album charts.
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Features11 months ago
Stax Legends 1: A London Encounter With Booker T
An audio interview with the man born in Memphis on November 12, 1944, who went on to helm the musically and culturally groundbreaking Booker T and the MGs.
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Features11 months ago
Stax ’68: Easing A Nation’s Sorrows, One Song At A Time
As political unrest swept the world in 1968, Stax Records faced a tumultuous year saved only by the legendary label’s own soul power.
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Features11 months ago
‘Willy And The Poor Boys’: Creedence See Out The 1960s In Style
Late in 1969, CCR saw out the decade as they released their fourth album 'Willy and the Poor Boys.'
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Features11 months ago
Stax Legends 2: Steve Cropper, Soulful Guitarist, Songwriter Supreme
Hear the former MGs member, in-demand session player for more than half a century, and co-writer of some of the greatest soul records ever made.
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Features12 months ago
‘Photograph’: A Snapshot Of Ringo Starr’s Amazing 1973-1974 Season
'Photograph' was co-written by Starr with George Harrison, as their close post-Beatles working relationship continued.
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News1 year ago
Re-Live The BBC’s Soulful Salute To Stax Records
‘Stax Records – 50 Years of Soul’ features performances from Steve Cropper, William Bell, Booker T. Jones, and more.
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News1 year ago
Stax Soul Man Eddie Floyd’s Life Story To Be Published In August
The book includes interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Bill Wyman, Paul Young, William Bell, Steve Cropper and others.
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News2 years ago
Craft Recordings Launches ‘The Memphis Masters’ Video Series On Stax
The series will focus on classic, newly reissued albums by Booker T. & the M.G.s, the Bar-Kays, Delaney & Bonnie, Johnnie Taylor and David Porter.
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Features2 years ago
‘Double Dynamite’: Sam & Dave’s Explosive Stax Soul Classic
Sam & Dave’s second album, ‘Double Dynamite’, remains a classic example of the dynamic soul duo at their best, and a classic in the Stax Records catalogue.
