Steve Cropper
 Steve Cropper | |
|---|---|
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| Rayuwa | |
| Cikakken suna | Stephen Lee Cropper |
| Haihuwa |
Dora (en)  , 21 Oktoba 1941 |
| ƙasa | Tarayyar Amurka |
| Harshen uwa | Turanci |
| Mutuwa |
Nashville (mul) , 3 Disamba 2025 |
| Karatu | |
| Makaranta |
Messick High School (en) |
| Harsuna | Turanci |
| Sana'a | |
| Sana'a |
mai tsara, guitarist (en) , mai rubuta waka, jarumi, mawaƙi, lyricist (en) da mai rubuta kiɗa |
| Mamba |
Booker T. & the M.G.'s (en) |
| Artistic movement |
rhythm and blues (en) soul (en) Southern soul (en) blues (en) |
| Kayan kida | Jita |
| Jadawalin Kiɗa |
Stax Records (en) |
| IMDb | nm0188936 |
| playitsteve.com | |
Stephen Lee Cropper (Oktoba 21, 1941 - Disamba 3, 2025), wani lokacin ana kiransa "The Colonel"[1], ɗan wasan guitar na Amurka ne, marubucin waƙa kuma mai shirya rikodin. Ya kasance guitarist na gidan Stax Records, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, wanda ya goyi bayan masu fasaha Kanal Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor da Neil Young.[2] Ya kuma yi aiki a matsayin mai samar da yawancin waɗannan masu fasaha. Daga baya ya kasance memba na ƙungiyar Blues Brothers[3] . Mujallar Rolling Stone ta sanya shi na 36 a cikin jerin sunayen 100 mafi girma guitarists[4]. Ya lashe Grammy Awards biyu daga cikin zabukansa bakwai.[5][6]
Rayuwa ta farko
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]An haifi Cropper a Dora, Missouri, a ranar 21 ga Oktoba, 1941.[7] Ya girma a Dora da West Plains kafin ya koma tare da iyalinsa zuwa Memphis yana da shekaru 9.[8] A Memphis, an fallasa shi ga kiɗa na coci baƙar fata, wanda ya yi tasiri a kansa a cikin kiɗa.[8] Cropper ya sami guitar dinsa na farko yana da shekaru 14.[8] Ya halarci Makarantar Sakandare ta Messick . [9] Ya yi sha'awar masu guitar ciki har da Tal Farlow, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Reed, Chet Atkins, Lowman Pauling na The "5" Royales, Earl Cate na The Cate Brothers Band da Billy Butler na Bill Doggett band.[2]
Ayyuka
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Cropper da guitarist Charlie Freeman sun kafa Royal Spades, wanda daga ƙarshe ya zama Mar-Keys. Sunan yana nufin alamar a waje da ɗakunan Stax, wanda aka sani da Satellite Records a lokacin.[10] A ƙarshe, Mar-Keys sun fara wasa a zaman kuma suna da nasu guda tare da "Last Night" a 1961.[11]
Mutuwa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Cropper ya mutu a Nashville a ranar 3 ga Disamba, 2025, yana da shekaru 84.[12][13] Ba a san dalilin mutuwar nan take ba. Bayan 'yan kwanaki da suka gabata, ya kasance a wani wurin gyarawa a Nashville yana murmurewa daga faduwar da ta faru kwanan nan.[14]
MANAZARTA
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ Daniels, Neil (January 1, 2014), Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers: A ZZ Top Guide, Soundcheck Books, p. 132, ISBN 978-0-9571442-7-9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "» The Bio". playitsteve.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016
- ↑ Koda, Cub. "Allmusic biography". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Steve Cropper, 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" Rolling Stone". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ↑ "GRAMMY Award Results for Steve Cropper". The Recording Academy. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ↑ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List". The Recording Academy. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84". Variety. December 3, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Manuscript Originals, Inc. (2002). Off The Record: Songwriters on Songwriting. Compilation and Contributions by Graham Nash (25 of the World's Most Celebrated Songs ed.). Kansas City: Andrews McMeel. p. 38. ISBN 9780740726781.
- ↑ Mehr, Bob. "Steve Cropper has died; legendary guitarist got his start at Stax". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ↑ Friskics-Warren, Bill (December 3, 2025). "Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84". New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
- ↑ Bowman, Robert Maxwell James (1997). Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. Schirmer Books. ISBN 978-0-8256-7284-2.
- ↑ "Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84". Variety. December 3, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84". Variety. December 3, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84". NBC News. Associated Press. December 4, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.