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Track: Don't Turn Your Heater Down
Artist: Steve Cropper
Album: Jammed Together

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Name: Steve Cropper
Spotify Genres: blues, blues rock, classic blues, soul blues, modern blues
Followers: 13,444
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Biography

American guitarist, songwriter, arranger and producer, born 21 October 1941 near Dora, Missouri (USA). Founding member of both [i]The Mar-Keys[/i] (originally named [i]The Royal Spades[/i]) in the late 1950s, and [l=Stax]' in-house band [i]Booker T & The MG's[/i] in the early 1960s. Was successfully active for the label as an A&R manager, musician, one-time solo artist, engineer, producer and songwriter, co-writing classic songs such as [i]Knock On Wood[/i], [i]The Dock Of The Bay[/i] and [i]In the Midnight Hour[/i]. He left [i]Booker T & The MG's[/i] and the label in 1970, to embark on a career as a session musician and producer, working with artists like [a=Jeff Beck], [a=Tower Of Power] and [a=Ringo Starr]. In the early 1970s he belongs to the staff of [l=Clover Recorders]. In the 1980s he recorded two more solo albums. Cropper is also an original member of [i]The Blues Brothers Band[/i]. In the 21st Century he has kept on playing, and he has returned with solo releases or alongside Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals.

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Release: Steve Cropper - Pop Staples* - Albert King - Jammed Together
Year: 1988
Genres: Funk / Soul, Blues
Styles: Rhythm & Blues, Soul