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"Play It, Steve!"... Legendary Steve Cropper of Memphis Soul Passes Away at 84

Passed away on the 3rd at a rehabilitation facility in Nashville... Left behind the classics 'Green Onions' and 'Soul Man'
"Play it, Steve. " The name that echoed in the middle of Sam & Dave's classic 'Soul Man', the legendary musician Steve Cropper, who conducted the golden age of Memphis Soul with a single guitar string, has left us.
'89-Year-Old' Morgan Freeman Releases New Blues Album in August, Produces and Narrates It Himself

'89-Year-Old' Morgan Freeman Releases New Blues Album in August, Produces and Narrates It Himself

Spotlighting the roots of Black music…He launches a nationwide live tour across the United States starting in August
A Hollywood Giant Awakens the Soul of Delta BluesA living legend of the film industry, actor 'Morgan Freeman' turns his attention from the big screen to the heart of music. Having left a heavy echo in the memories of audiences worldwide with 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'Million Dollar Baby,' he...
Steve Cropper, the Architect of Soul Music, Passes Away at 84

Steve Cropper, the Architect of Soul Music, Passes Away at 84

Co-writer of Otis Redding's 'Dock of the Bay'... A Legend Who Led the Golden Age of Stax Records
Legendary guitarist Steve Cropper, who created the 'Memphis Soul' sound and inspired generations from The Beatles to the Blues Brothers, has passed away at the age of 84.On the 4th , Variety and other foreign media reported, citing Cropper's son Cameron, that "Steve Cropper peacefully closed his...