Steve Cropper, who played guitar for the storied Stax Records in Memphis and co-wrote hits including “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” has passed away at 84.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 As a member of Booker T. and the M.G.’s.
Not only was he inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he also won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award.
In 1996, British music monthly Mojo ranked him the second-greatest guitarist of all time, behind Jimi Hendrix.
