"Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales" by Steve Cropper released this day in 2011.

Steve Cropper has said in numerous interviews that his main influence as a guitarist was Lowman Pauling, chief songwriter, arranger, and axeman of North Carolina's 5 Royales, a '50s-era group that wedded doo wop, jump blues, gospel, and jazz in an R&B style that scored them numerous hits throughout the 1950s.

#Dedicated #The5Royales #LowmanPauling #SteveCropper

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"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 hit song written by #EddieFloyd and #SteveCropper and originally performed by Floyd. The song has become covered by later artists, most notably #AmiiStewart in 1979. Stewart's #disco version was the most successful on weekly music charts.
https://youtu.be/jkF4K2xuSF4

"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by #soul singer #OtisRedding and guitarist #SteveCropper. Redding recorded it twice in 1967, including just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. It was released on #StaxRecords' Volt label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous #1 single in the US. It reached #3 on the #UKSinglesChart.
https://youtu.be/_Ca5QoXSe18

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#AlJacksonjr
27 november 1935 - 1 oktober 1975
Al zijn vader was orkestleider van een bigband, en de jonge Al begon al in 1940 mee te spelen met zijn vader in deze band.
Later zou hij gaan spelen bij trompetist #WillieMitchell zijn band. Hier ontmoet hij #SteveCropper en #DonaldDuckDunn, en ook #BookerTJones, deze haalt hem naar het #Stax label.
Terwijl zal hij ook voor Mitchell blijven spelen.
Bij Stax vormt hij samen met Jones, Duck en Cropper het legendarische
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https://open.spotify.com/track/4fQMGlCawbTkH9yPPZ49kP?si=SHU4jzjTRqaLFPlQ1lpigQ

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Steve Cropper:
🎵 Big bird

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https://open.spotify.com/track/4shv8ZYfkAZj4CPsOYzmve

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Booker T. & The MG's - 'Green Onions' (1962) (2023 remaster)

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#playallyourcdsagain #playallyouralbumsagain #albumcollection #BookerT #BookerTMG #SteveCropper

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Booker T. & The MG's - 'Green Onions' (1962) (2023 remaster)

Classic. First album on the famous #Stax label. Booker T. & The MG's (featuring #BookerT & #SteveCropper) made a legendary album full of awesome instrumental bluesy music, mostly covers of then popular tunes and a few original compositions, including THAT single. Groovy stuff.

El cantante #EddieFloyd publicó su álbum de debut "Knock On Wood" un 26 de enero de 1967. Riff de #SteveCropper en el tema que le daba título: https://riffstory.com/category/steve-cropper/

Sipping a little bourbon while dinner digests and listening to "In The Christmas Spirit" by Booker T & the MG's...one of my all time favorite albums this time of year. I'll be listening to that one all through Epiphany... 😉 #Christmas #Weihnachten #Music #Musik #soul #RandB #Stax #BookerTJones #SteveCropper #DonaldDuckDunn #AlJacksonJr

10 de diciembre de 1966: El single con el tema “Knock On Wood” de #EddieFloyd y #SteveCropper es Nº 28 en EEUU: https://riffstory.com/tag/knock-on-wood/

10 de diciembre de 1966: El single con el tema “Knock On Wood” de #EddieFloyd y #SteveCropper es Nº 28 en EEUU: https://riffstory.com/tag/knock-on-wood/

1967 – #OtisRedding records for the second time the song "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" just 3 days before to be tragically killed in a plane crash. The song released posthumous on 8 January 1968 was cowritten and produced by the guitarist #SteveCropper.

#SongOfTheDay

https://youtu.be/rTVjnBo96Ug

Tema incluido en “Got LIVE If You Want It!”. El 1er álbum en vivo de @RollingStones se lanzó #TalDíaComoHoy de 1966: https://riffstory.com/tag/i-cant-get-no-satisfaction/

10 de diciembre de 1966: El single con el tema “Knock On Wood” de #EddieFloyd y #SteveCropper es Nº 28 en EEUU: https://riffstory.com/tag/knock-on-wood/

Riffs incluidos en el álbum de grandes éxitos “A Collection of #Beatles Oldies" publicado el 10 de diciembre de 1966 https://riffstory.com/tag/a-collection-of-beatles-oldies/

Hoy cumple 77 años el legendario #SteveCropper. Su guitarra es parte fundamental en la historia de la música Soul: https://riffstory.com/tag/knock-on-wood/

Feliz 61 cumpleaños a #SteveLukather. Autor de grandes Riffs con #Toto, en solitario, y en miles de grabaciones: https://riffstory.com/tag/steve-lukather/

.@KansasBand publicaron el álbum “Leftoverture” el 21 de octubre de 1976. Incluía temas como “Carry On Wayward Son” https://riffstory.com/tag/carry-on-wayward-son/