Masterclass with Stephen Cropper
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Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp Presents: A Masterclass with Stephen Cropper!
Stephen "The Colonel" Cropper is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor. He also acted as the producer of many of these records. He was later a member of the Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 39th on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Mojo ranks Cropper as the second-best guitarist ever.
Cropper co-wrote "Knock on Wood" with Eddie Floyd, "In the Midnight Hour" with Wilson Pickett and "(Sitting On) The Dock of the Bay" with Otis Redding. Stephen is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee.