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Date of Birth
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21-October-1941
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Place of Birth
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Dora
(Ozark County, Missouri, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, Stephen Lee Cropper, Cropper, Steve, The Colonel
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Profession
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Songwriter, Musician, Record producer, Actor, Guitarist
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Steven Lee "Steve" Cropper is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, and has backed artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas and Johnnie Taylor, also acting as producer on many of these records. He later gained fame as a member of the Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone lists him 36th on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Mojo ranks Cropper as the second-best guitarist ever. His nickname is "The Colonel".
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