The Colonel The Steve Cropper Story

As the house guitarist at Stax Records, a founding member of Booker T & The MGs, and a co-writer of Otis Redding’s ‘The Dock of the Bay,’ Steve Cropper has played an essential role in the story of soul music. The Colonel is Steve’s comprehensive autobiography, featuring unmissable anecdotes from his early life on a Missouri farm before his move to Memphis; his time in the Mar-Keys, the MGs, and the Blues Brothers; and his recent musical achievements.

Steve Cropper is a guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He was the house guitarist at Stax Records and a member of both Booker T & The MGs and The Blues Brothers, among other bands. He still tours as part of The Original Blues Brothers, The Animals and Friends with Steve Cropper, and Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus, and is active within the Stax Music Academy. Mike Read is a broadcaster and author, best known as having been a Radio 1 DJ for 13 years. He has written several music books, crime novels, and collections of poetry. He is the breakfast show host on Downforce Radio UK and an Ambassador of The Buddy Holly Foundation.