‘You won’t abuse my song’: Steve Cropper on the Stax hit that caused a tussle between Wilson Pickett and Eddie Floyd
“Here are these two guys,” Cropper marvels, “wrestling in the control room.”
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‘A storm came across the river’: Fate intervened during the construction of a legendary Stax track
“I don’t think,” Steve Cropper says, “I had even pulled my guitar out of the case yet.”
Albert Collins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Dixon, Dr. John, Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper – A Celebration of Blues and Soul (2014)
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‘How are we going to make that work?’: Moment of inspiration sparked a familiar Stax hit
Steve Cropper’s first reaction when Eddie Floyd said he wanted to write something about superstitions was rather circumspect: “Doesn’t Stevie Wonder already have a song about that?” You May Also Like: ‘Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos’ (2023) Yes, That’s Stephen Stills on One of the Bee Gees’Read More
‘What are we going to do for an intro?’: Steve Cropper connects the dots on hits with Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd
For guitarist Steve Cropper, an intuitive sense of things served him well. Twice, when it came to legendary riffs on what would become legendary Stax songs, he simply did what came naturally. You May Also Like: Tower of Power’s Emilio Castillo: The Albums That Shaped My Career How Booker T.Read More
Gimme Five: Steve Cropper on "Knock on Wood," "Dock of the Bay," "Soul Man," others
Steve Cropper, of Booker T. and the MGs and Stax Records fame, has trouble picking any one moment on his upcoming star-studded project Dedicated as his favorite. So, we went further back into his legendary soul-soaked career. You May Also Like: How Booker T. and the MGs Defined Bob Dylan’sRead More
