Steve Cropper, the influential guitarist and songwriter behind some of soul music's most enduring hits, has died at the age of 84.
Known for his distinctive, soulful playing and his pivotal role in Booker T. and the M.G.’s, Cropper co-penned classics such as 'Green Onions,' '(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay,' and 'In the Midnight Hour'. His family confirmed his death on Wednesday in Nashville to Pat Mitchell Worley, president and CEO of the Soulsville Foundation. The foundation oversees the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis, situated at the historic site of Stax Records, where Cropper made significant contributions for many years.
