Booker T. and the MGs’ ageless ‘Green Onions’ had an offhanded birth: ‘You know, that ain’t bad’
If Booker T. and the MGs’ signature hit “Green Onions” always felt like a loose-limbed good time among musical friends, that’s because it actually was.
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Steve Cropper on the Black Crowes’ cover of ‘Hard to Handle’ : ‘They threw it off time by half a beat’
Steve Cropper offers his take on the Black Crowes’ 1990 hit version of an Otis Redding classic, and reveals a special connection with the band.
Steve Cropper was determined to work with Percy Sledge: ‘Just pay me union minimum’
When Steve Cropper finally got a chance to work with Percy Sledge, he did everything he could to make it happen — regardless of the cost.
It’s unclear when, or if, Booker T. and the MGs will record again: ‘I’m not saying never’
Silent for more than two decades now, Booker T. and the MGs have lost another member since their most recent studio project.
Birth of Booker T. and the MGs has an intriguing backstory: ‘I only found out later the real reason’
Steve Cropper thought he was going to talk to Booker T. Jones because he could round out the band on keyboards. There’s a lot more to it.
Does Steve Cropper ever grow weary of his most familiar hits?: ‘Some guys don’t like to do the same thing’
Steve Cropper has been playing “Midnight Hour,” “Green Onions” and “Soul Man” for decades. It’d be understandable if he became tired of them.
Wilson Pickett and Steve Cropper were strangers who hit it big: ‘Why don’t you guys just keep on writing?’
Something immediately clicked between Wilson Pickett and Steve Cropper. Their first writing session, in fact, produced an astounding three hit songs.
That time CCR moved Booker T. and the MGs to greatness: ‘It was inspirational; it’s still inspirational’
We typically hear about Booker T. and the MGs’ impact on a series of later stars. But what about when the situation was reversed?
Steve Cropper explains his in-the-moment genius: ‘I don’t practice! We don’t do that!’
Steve Cropper’s life-long success as a sideman, songwriter and producer hasn’t come from spending endless hours in the woodshed. In fact, far from it.
Steve Cropper’s research into then-unknown Wilson Pickett sparked his initial hit: ‘I found some gospel songs’
Steve Cropper inadvertantly discovered the seeds of Wilson Pickett’s breakthrough song while trying to figure out just who Pickett was.
