Steve Cropper, who died Wednesday at 84, is not a household name, but the music he made is some of the most familiar in American pop. The twanging guitar line that opens Sam & Dave’s “Soul Man”—that’s ...

Steve Cropper, Blues Brothers band member and Booker T. & the MG's guitarist, has died. He was 84. Pat Mitchell Worley, president and CEO of the Soulsville Foundation, told The Associated Press that ...

Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.'s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics "Green Onions," ...

Guitarist Steve Cropper, who left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music as an instrumentalist, producer and songwriter at Stax Records, has died, his son Cameron confirmed to Variety on ...

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It’s the most ferocious animals that sometimes have the softest hearts. Who knew that tigers were appreciators of music? Musician Plumes has touched so many hearts with a video of him serenading ...

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, died on Thursday, his family and agent said. He was 74. Frehley died peacefully surrounded by family in ...

Ace Frehley, the wild Spaceman of Kiss who played guitar in the band throughout their Seventies heyday and again during the reunion period in the Nineties, inspiring an entire generation of musicians ...

Following D'Angelo's shocking death at 51, fellow musicians and stars are reflecting on the soul singer's unmatched impact and legacy. "Nothing Even Matters" collaborator Lauryn Hill paid tribute on ...

Conversations about country music's best guitarists need to include Vince Gill. Sure, there are a few other living legends worthy of consideration, but nobody has been so good for so long. The 68-year ...

Keith Urban's guitarist Maggie Baugh has been thrust into the spotlight, while whispers continue to swirl about the country star's failed marriage to Nicole Kidman. Days before Kidman filed for ...