PROVOGUE RECORDS - Fire It Up - VINYL - P2222z

STEVE CROPPER Fire It Up (2021 UK/EU 13-track vinyl LP produced by Steve and Jon Tiven first album of new Soul/R&B material in 10 years. Housed in a picture sleeve which remains factory sealed from new) Track Listing: The term Guitar Hero is bandied about loosely these days. Seems like all you have to do is look good holding the thing and you qualify. But if you ask the actual guitar heroes---like Brian May Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton---who THEIR Guitar Heroes are Steve Cropper is definitely on the shortlist. If all he had done were the records with Otis Redding that would be enough but shortly thereafter he was leaving his fingerprints on records by Wilson Pickett Sam & Dave Johnny Taylor Albert King and virtually anybody worthy who came within earshot of Memphis. He was a Guitarists Guitarist and a Songwriters Songwriter. - Steve Cropper was one of Stax Records main producers songwriters and guitarist their house band Booker T. & the M.G.s. Cropper was also a member of the Blues Broth