Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper performs during a ceremony in which he donated three solid-body guitars and an amplifier to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington on Dec. 1, 2016. (Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima)
Steve Cropper: Clockwise from bottom left) Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn of the R&B band Booker T. & The M.G.'s in 1964. (Michael Ochs Archives)
Steve Cropper: From left, guitarist Steve Cropper, singer Eddie Floyd and drummer Al Jackson Jr. at Stax Records in Memphis on Aug. 8, 1968. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: All Jackson Jr., Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones and Donald "Duck" Dunn during the 1960s. (Gilles Petard/Redferns)
Steve Cropper: From right to left, Steve Cropper, Booker T Jones and Donald "Duck" Dunn on Dec. 20, 1968. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper in a recording studio in June 1969. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper and Neil Young perform in 1970. (Larry Hulst/Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper performing on stage. (David Redfern/Redferns)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper joins Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as the Blues Brothers on June 1, 1980, in New York. (Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper, left, with singer Harry Nilsson and record producer Bruce Robb in the early 1980s. (Lester Cohen/Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper and Bobby Womack at Krypton Studio in New York City on April 29, 1988. (Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper performing in San Francisco on April 7, 1990. (Clayton Call/Redferns)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper and Neil Young on stage in 1993. (Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Richie Sambora and Steve Cropper chat during the grand opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland in 1995. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper plays during a tribute to guitar guru Les Paul in Nashville on Nov. 19, 2009. (Ed Rode/WireImage)
Steve Cropper: The legendary guitarist poses with his guitar in front of an amp in 2011. (Will Ireland/Guitarist magazine via Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper and Jonell Moser at a benefit for Jayne Rogovin on April 5, 2011, in New York City. (Beth Gwinn/Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Luke Bryan and Steve Cropper attend the 14th annual T.J. Martell Foundation Nashville Best Cellars dinner at the Bridge Building on April 29, 2013, in Nashville. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper inducts The '5' Royales onstage during the 30th Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland on April 18, 2015. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper's star is featured on The Music City Walk of Fame on Dec. 30, 2015, in Nashville. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper joins Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi of the Tedeschi Trucks Band perform at Ryman Auditorium on March 3, 2016, in Nashville. (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd perform during rehearsals for Otis Redding's 75th birthday celebration in Macon, Georgia, on Sept. 11, 2016. (Rick Diamond)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper performs in Macon, Georgia, on Sept.11, 2016. (Chris McKay/Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Sheryl Crow and Steve Cropper attend an Evening with Scott Hamilton and Friends in Nashville on Nov. 20, 2016. (Rick Diamond)
Steve Cropper: B.B. King and Steve Cropper during the B.B. King Blues Club grand opening in Nashville. (R. Diamond/WireImage)
Steve Cropper: Bo Diddley and Steve Cropper during the Crossroads Guitar Festival at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. (KMazur/WireImage)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper and the Original Blues Brothers Band close out the Turin Jazz Festival. (Awakening/Corbis via Getty Images)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper onstage in Nashville on Nov. 18, 2018, in Nashville. (Ed Rode/Getty Images for the Scott Hamil)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper playing guitar. (Nicky J. Sims/Redferns)
Steve Cropper: Steve Cropper attends the ELVIS Act news conference in Nashville on Jan. 10, 2024. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
