woogtalksmusic with some Memphis History About Steve Cropper, the beloved Memphis, Stax-affiliated guitarist and songwriter, who was in The Mar-Keys and then Booker T and the MGs, backing Sam and Dave, Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, Wilson Pickett and more, passed away at 84. Steve Cropper mentored Bobby Whitlock (RIP) and others and co-wrote and played on classics like Last Night, Green Onions, Hold On I’m Comin, Knock on Wood, In the Midnight Hour and (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay, which he co-wrote and finished producing after Otis Redding’s fatal plane crash. #stax #musichistory #staxrecords #memphis #stevecropper #guitarist #otisredding #samanddave #bookertandthemgs #themarkeys