Editing Steve Cropper (section)

{{Short description|American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (born 1941)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Steve Cropper
| image             = Steve Cropper Bilbao BBK Live 2008.jpg
| caption           = Cropper performing in 2008
| birth_name        = Steven Lee Cropper
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1941|10|21}}
| birth_place       = [[Dora, Missouri]], U.S.
| death_date        = 
| death_place       =
| origin            = [[Memphis, Tennessee]], U.S.
| background        = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[southern soul]]|[[electric blues]]|[[blues]]}}
| instrument        = Guitar
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|producer|actor}}
| past_member_of    = [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]]
| current_member_of = [[The Blues Brothers]]
| label             = {{hlist|[[Stax Records|Stax]]|[[Provogue Records|Provogue]]}}
| years_active      = 1958–present
| website           = {{URL|playitsteve.com}}
}}

'''Steven Lee Cropper''' (born October 21, 1941),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://playitsteve.com/?workprojects=the-whole-story|title=» The Bio|website=playitsteve.com|access-date=2016-09-26}}</ref> sometimes known as "'''The Colonel'''", is an American guitarist, [[Singer-Songwriter|songwriter]] and [[record producer]]. He was the guitarist of the [[Stax Records]] [[house band]], [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]], which backed artists such as [[Otis Redding]], [[Wilson Pickett]], [[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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Koda |first=Cub |url={{AllMusic|class=artist |id=p3993/biography |pure_url=yes}} |title=Allmusic biography |publisher=Allmusic.com |access-date=2011-11-02}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked him 36th on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/5945/32609/32930 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612165026/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/5945/32609/32930 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 12, 2010 |title="Steve Cropper, 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" Rolling Stone |publisher=Rollingstone.com |access-date=2011-11-02}}</ref> while he has won two [[Grammy Awards]] from his seven nominations.<ref name="Steve Cropper Grammys">{{cite web |title=GRAMMY Award Results for Steve Cropper |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/steve-cropper/12297 |publisher=The Recording Academy |access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="2022 Grammys">{{cite web |title=2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2022-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-nominations-list |publisher=The Recording Academy |access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref>