Steve Cropper Remembered: The M.G.'s had a magic to it.Stuff would come out of us that we didn't even know we could play

Mojo just republished a great interview originally published in August 2020:

https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/steve-cropper-remembered-the-m-g-s-had-a-magic-to-it-stuff-would-come-out-of-us-that-we-didnt-even-know-we-could-play/


Other articles on Steve Cropper's passing:

From Otis Redding to Booker T, Steve Cropper was a strong yet subtle force that shaped so many soul classics
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/04/from-otis-redding-to-booker-t-steve-cropper-was-a-strong-yet-subtle-force-that-shaped-so-many-soul-classics

Steve Cropper, Booker T. & the MG’s and Stax Records Guitarist, Dead at 84
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steve-cropper-booker-t-mg-stax-records-guitarist-dead-1235477205/

New Guitar World article that includes a long interview from last year:
“My playing has always sucked, but it sells because I keep it simple”: Steve Cropper was one of guitar’s most modest yet influential figures. In one of his final interviews, he looked back at making Booker T & the MG’s classics and working with Jeff Beck
https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-cropper-final-interview