STEVE CROPPER

HELP FROM MY FRIENDS[70]STEVE CROPPER

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ブッカー・T&THE MG'S結成時のメンバーであるSTEVE CROPPERは、58年、Charles Axton、Wayne Jackson、Don Nix、Jerry Lee "Smoochie" Smith、Donald "Duc" Dunn、Terry Johnson等とMar-Keysを結成。61年「Last Night」の大ヒットを生み（R&Bチャート2位）、60年代のサザーン・ソウル・ムーヴメントの立て役者としてその名を馳せた。 1960年代中期以降のソウル・ミュージックで、スタックスレコード(Stax/Volt＝Memphis「ロカビリーのヒット曲のリリース元で有名なレーベルSun Recordがあった」/Tennesseeのカントリーのフィドル奏者だったJim Stewartと姉のEstelle Axtonが59年にレコード会社を立ち上げた、二人の頭文字を組み合わせてSt+Ax=Staxとした。最初はSatellite Recordと言うネーミングだった。62年にStaxに改名。最初の大ヒット曲はCarla Thomasの"Gee-Whiz"(1961)。レコードの配給は大手 Atlantic Labelが引き受けた、日本ではWarner Brothers (Atlantic)のレーベルが付いていた。)のスタジオ・ミュージシャンとして、オーティス・レディング(Otis Redding)やサム＆デイブ(Sam & Dave)などすべてのアーティストのレコーディングでギターを担当、そのレコーディングバンドを主体に62年にはBooker T.と出会ってMG'sを結成結成、「グリーン・オニオンズ」、「ソウル・リンボー」などのヒット曲を出した。また、作曲家としてもOtis Reddingの「(Sittin' On)The Doc Of The Bay」　、Wilson Pickettの「In The Midnight Hour」　、Eddie Floydの「Knock On Wood」等の名曲を始め、John Lee Hooker、Ray Charles、Jimmy Reed等に楽曲を提供している。彼の手数の少ない、簡素な演奏はスタックス在籍時に、同レーベルのスタイルを確立する上で大きな役割を果たした。70年代半ばにMG'Sが解散した後も、クロッパーはプロデューサーとして、また人気セッション・プレイヤーとして音楽業界での活躍を続けている。 愛器はテレキャスターで、ピックアップはミドルかフロント・ポジションを使う事が多く、リズム感覚が黒人のグルーヴを宿し、カッティングやリフに個性的なスタイルを持っている。音色はクリア・トーンが特徴。1970年代はプロデューサーとして、第２期ジェフベックグループやロッド・スチュワートなどのアルバムを制作。また、ソロ・アーティストとしてもアルバムをリリースした。1980年代、ブルースブラザース(Blues Brothers)でプレイヤーとしてカムバック、同名映画にも出演した。忌野清志郎ともレコーディング、ライブを行い、1998年に映画の続編、ブルースブラザース2000に出演。初期のソロ名義でレアです。
 
 
1969: With a Little Help from My Friends
1969: Jammed Together (with Albert King and Pops Staples)
1971: This Is ... Steve Cropper & His Friends (compilation of With a Little Help from My Friends and Jammed Together, released in France only)
1981: Playin' My Thang
1982: Night After Night
1998: The Interview — Play It, Steve!
2008: Nudge It Up A Notch (with Felix Cavaliere)
2010: Midnight Flyer (with Felix Cavaliere)
2011: Dedicated — A Salute to the 5 Royales
2017: Steve Cropper, Lou Marini and the Original Blues Brothers Band — The Last Shade of Blue Before Black
2018: Telemasters (with Arlen Roth)
2021: Fire It Up
2024: Friendlytown
 
Green Onions (Stax Records, 1962)
Soul Dressing (Stax Records, 1965)
And Now! (Stax Records, 1966)
In the Christmas Spirit (Stax Records, 1966)
Hip Hug-Her (Stax Records, 1967)
Doin' Our Thing (Stax Records, 1968)
Soul Limbo (Stax Records, 1968)
UpTight (Stax Records, 1969)
The Booker T. Set (Stax Records, 1969)
McLemore Avenue (Stax Records, 1970)
Melting Pot (Stax Records, 1971)
Universal Language (Asylum Records, 1977)
That's the Way It Should Be (Columbia Records, 1994)
With Ronnie Baker Brooks
 
 
Collaborations
With Alabama
 
Southern Star (RCA Records, 1989)
With Jimmy Barnes
 
Soul Searchin' (Liberation Music, 2016)
With William Bell
 
The Soul of a Bell (Stax Records, 1967)
Bound to Happen (Stax Records, 1969)
With Barbi Benton
 
Something New (Polydor Records, 1976)
With Big Star
 
Third/Sister Lovers (PVC, 1978)
With Stephen Bishop
 
Bish (ABC Records, 1978)
With Frank Black
 
Honeycomb (Cooking Vinyl, 2005)
Fast Man Raider Man (Cooking Vinyl, 2006)
With Bobby and the Midnites
 
Where the Beat Meets the Street (Columbia Records, 1984)
With Booker T. & the M.G.'s
 
Times Have Changed (Provogue Records, 2017)
With Billy Burnette
 
Try Me (Curb, 1985)
With Jimmy Buffett
 
Hot Water (MCA Records, 1988)
With Brian Cadd
 
White On White (Capitol Records, 1976)
With Cate Brothers
 
Cate Bros. (Asylum Records, 1975)
In One Eye and Out the Order (Asylum Records, 1976)
With Chicago
 
Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three (Chicago Records, 2011)
With David Clayton-Thomas
 
David Clayton-Thomas (Columbia Records, 1972)
With A. J. Croce
 
Just Like Medicine (Compass Records, 2017)
With Patti Dahlstrom
 
Your Place or Mine (20th Century Records, 1975)
With Delaney & Bonnie
 
Home (Stax Records, 1969)
D&B Together (Columbia Records, 1972)
With Ned Doheny
 
Hard Candy (Columbia Records, 1976)
Prone (CBS Records, 1979)
With Yvonne Elliman
 
Rising Sun (RSO Records, 1975)
Night Flight (RSO Records, 1978)
Yvonne (RSO Records, 1979)
With José Feliciano
 
Compartments (RCA Victor, 1973)
For My Love... Mother Music (RCA Victor, 1974)
With Eddie Floyd
 
Knock on Wood (Stax Records, 1967)
Down to Earth (Stax Records, 1971)
With Peter Frampton
 
Where I Should Be (A&M Records, 1979)
With Richie Furay
 
I've Got a Reason (Asylum Records, 1976)
With Art Garfunkel
 
Breakaway (Columbia Records, 1975)
With Cyndi Grecco
 
Making Our Dreams Come True (Private Stock Records, 1976)
With Richie Havens
 
The End of the Beginning (A&M Records, 1976)
With Levon Helm
 
Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars (ABC Records, 1977)
Levon Helm (ABC Records, 1978)
With Chris Hillman
 
Slippin' Away (Asylum Records, 1976)
With Rebecca Lynn Howard
 
Rebecca Lynn Howard (Universal Music, 2000)
With Etta James
 
Seven Year Itch (Island Records, 1988)
The Right Time (Elektra Records, 1992)
With Wynonna Judd
 
Tell Me Why (Curb Records, 1993)
With Albert King
 
Born Under a Bad Sign (Stax Records, 1967)
Years Gone By (Stax Records, 1969)
With B.B. King
 
King of the Blues: 1989 (MCA Records, 1988)
With Al Kooper
 
White Chocolate (Sony Records, 2008)
With John Lennon
 
Rock 'n' Roll (Apple Records, 1975)
With Ann-Margret
 
Born to Be Wild (Cleopatra Records, 2023)
With Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
 
Marilyn & Billy (Columbia Records, 1978)
With Craig Morgan
 
Craig Morgan (Atlantic Records, 2000)
With Aaron Neville
 
The Tattoeed Heart (A&M Records, 1995)
With Wayne Newton
 
Tomorrow (Chelsea Records, 1976)
With Harry Nilsson
 
Flash Harry (Mercury Records, 1980)
With John Oates
 
1000 Miles of Life (Phunk Shui Records, 2008)
With Nigel Olsson
 
Nigel Olsson (The Rocket Record Company, 1975)
With Roy Orbison
 
Mystery Girl (Virgin Records, 1989)
With Dolly Parton
 
Heartbreak Express (RCA Records, 1982)
With Wilson Pickett
 
In the Midnight Hour (Atlantic Records, 1965)
The Exciting Wilson Pickett (Atlantic Records, 1966)
With Michel Polnareff
 
Michel Polnareff (Atlantic Records, 1975)
With John Prine
 
Common Sense (Atlantic Records, 1975)
With Otis Redding
 
Pain in My Heart (Atco Records, 1964)
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (Atco Records, 1965)
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (Stax Records, 1965)
The Soul Album (Stax Records, 1966)
Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (Stax Records, 1966)
King & Queen (Stax Records, 1967)
The Dock of the Bay (Stax Records, 1968)
With Bruce Roberts
 
Bruce Roberts (Elektra Records, 1977)
With Leon Russell
 
Will O' the Wisp (Shelter Records, 1975)
With Sanford & Townsend
 
Duo-Glide (Warner Bros. Records, 1977)
With Leo Sayer
 
Here (Chrysalis Records, 1979)
With Poncho Sanchez
 
Raise Your Hand (Concord Records, 2007)
With Guy Sebastian
 
The Memphis Album (Sony BMG, 2007)
With Neil Sedaka
 
The Hungry Years (The Rocket Record Company, 1975)
Steppin' Out (Polydor Records, 1976)
With Paul Shaffer
 
Coast to Coast (Capitol Records, 1989)
With Paul Simon
 
Songs from The Capeman (Warner Bros. Records, 1997)
With Broderick Smith
 
Suitcase (Mushroom Records, 1992)
With The Soul Children
 
Soul Children (Stax Records, 1968)
With The Staple Singers
 
Soul Folk in Action (Stax Records, 1968)
With Mavis Staples
 
Mavis Staples (Volt Records, 1969)
Only for the Lonely (Volt Records, 1970)
With Ringo Starr
 
Ringo (Apple Records, 1973)
Goodnight Vienna (Apple Records, 1974)
Vertical Man (Mercury Records, 1998)
With Rod Stewart
 
Atlantic Crossing (Warner Bros. Records, 1975)
A Night on the Town (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)
Foot Loose & Fancy Free (Warner Bros. Records, 1977)
Every Beat of My Heart (Warner Bros. Records, 1986)
With Livingston Taylor
 
Man's Best Friend (Epic Records, 1980)
With Carla Thomas
 
Memphis Queen (Stax Records, 1969)
With Mickey Thomas
 
As Long as You Love Me (MCA Records, 1977)
With The Manhattan Transfer
 
Pastiche (Atlantic Records, 1978)
With Wendy Waldman
 
The Main Refrain (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)
With Dale Watson
 
Jukebox Fury (Cleopatra Records, 2022)
With Jerry Lynn Williams
 
Gone (Warner Bros. Records, 1979)
 
 
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