Steve Cropper
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Raised in Dora, Missouri, and moving to Memphis at nine, Cropper picked up his first guitar at fourteen, absorbing black gospel sounds and the styles of early rock guitarists. He co‑founded the Mar‑Keys, became a core member of Stax’s house band Booker T. & the M.G.’s, and co‑wrote classics such as “Knock on Wood,” “In the Midnight Hour” and “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay,” earning two Grammy A…