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Remembering Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T & the M.G.'s

By Chloe Veltman
Published December 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM CST

Steve Cropper, the Booker T. & the MG guitarist, songwriter and producer who was instrumental in the rise of R&B powerhouse Stax Records, died in Nashville at 84.

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Chloe Veltman
Chloe Veltman is a correspondent on NPR's Culture Desk.