It’s safe to say that Memphis loves Booker T. & the MGs. For those who know music, the entire Stax Records catalog is held in reverence, and rightfully so. It’s especially fitting that the Stax house ...

Steve Cropper, the legendary American guitarist and Memphis soul artist, has died at the age of 84. The prolific musician, songwriter and producer died yesterday, according to a statement from his ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, a member of Booker T. & the MGs whose thick bottom grooves anchored many of the classic soul hits from the 1960s, has died on tour in Japan, his ...

Steve Cropper, an internationally renowned, Grammy-winning guitarist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee who played with luminaries such as Otis Redding, B.B. King, Booker T. & the MG’s and the ...

When Stax Records, the famed Memphis soul label, needed a bassist to accompany one of its A-list artists, it called on musician Donald "Duck" Dunn. Together with his childhood friend, guitarist Steve ...

Legendary guitarist for Booker T and the MGs Steve Cropper, who also played with the Blues Brothers, has died aged 84. The Grammy Award winner also co-wrote and played on Otis Redding’s defining song ...

In later decades, Booker T and the MG’s continued to make their mark on stage, most memorably when they performed as the backing band for Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden ...

Legendary guitarist, songwriter and producer Steve Cropper, who helped shape the Stax Records sound, has passed away at 84. A statement released by his family confirmed the news, saying Cropper died ...