Thursday, February 24, 2005
...and This Took So Long 'cause...
It was announced yesterday that, among others, the Songwriters Hall of Fame will finally induct Steve Cropper at their June 9, 2005 event. His distinctive guitar sound, most usually emanating from a Fender Telecaster, was studied, copied, but, as they say, never duplicated. Most folks first saw him as one of the band members of "The Blues Brothers", along with his close friend and fellow Stax Records session players, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn. His songwriting skills always seemed to be downplayed, as if, due to his marvelous playing, they should have been attributed to someone else's work.
From Songwriter's Hall of Fame, the following excerpt from their announcement:
"As a founding member of the legendary Booker T and the MG’s, as well as an A&R man, producer and songwriter, Steve Cropper was involved in virtually every record issued by the seminal Stax recording label from the fall of 1961 through year end 1970. Some of his songwriting credits include the classics “(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay,” “Knock on Wood” and “In the Midnight Hour.” Cropper produced and played on sessions by the likes of Poco, Jeff Beck, Jose Feliciano, Yvonne Elliman, John Prine, Dreams and Tower Of Power. As a member of the original incarnation of the Blues Brothers, he recorded three albums with them, including the number one Briefcase Full of Blues. Over the past 20 years. Cropper has continued to be an in-demand musician and producer. His string-bending talents are showcased on CDs by Elton John, Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Buddy Guy, Steppenwolf and Johnny Lang."
Additional info at Stax Records Info and Biography.
It was announced yesterday that, among others, the Songwriters Hall of Fame will finally induct Steve Cropper at their June 9, 2005 event. His distinctive guitar sound, most usually emanating from a Fender Telecaster, was studied, copied, but, as they say, never duplicated. Most folks first saw him as one of the band members of "The Blues Brothers", along with his close friend and fellow Stax Records session players, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn. His songwriting skills always seemed to be downplayed, as if, due to his marvelous playing, they should have been attributed to someone else's work.From Songwriter's Hall of Fame, the following excerpt from their announcement:
"As a founding member of the legendary Booker T and the MG’s, as well as an A&R man, producer and songwriter, Steve Cropper was involved in virtually every record issued by the seminal Stax recording label from the fall of 1961 through year end 1970. Some of his songwriting credits include the classics “(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay,” “Knock on Wood” and “In the Midnight Hour.” Cropper produced and played on sessions by the likes of Poco, Jeff Beck, Jose Feliciano, Yvonne Elliman, John Prine, Dreams and Tower Of Power. As a member of the original incarnation of the Blues Brothers, he recorded three albums with them, including the number one Briefcase Full of Blues. Over the past 20 years. Cropper has continued to be an in-demand musician and producer. His string-bending talents are showcased on CDs by Elton John, Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Buddy Guy, Steppenwolf and Johnny Lang."
Additional info at Stax Records Info and Biography.
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Oh my. What memories. My brother has a 1970 Fender Stratocaster just like the pic. It sits in his bedroom on a stand right next to his Mickey Mantle baseball. Shrines in the boudoir.
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# opined by 
: 10:56 AM, March 17, 2005
: 10:56 AM, March 17, 2005
My goof, baby brudder's is a telecaster, not the stratocaster. Novice, I am.
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# opined by : 10:58 AM, March 17, 2005
: 10:58 AM, March 17, 2005 << Home Verging on Pertinence Just some more disposable thoughts clogging up the hinterlands
