Its hard to believe Jimmy has crossed that river. Its almost like part of who I am. I have listened to his stuff since before I could even walk. My mother love the music from the islands. And I know from the 3 years that my wife and I lived down in the Caribbean and the Lesser Antilles they will be praising his life and music today, now that he has crossed that river.
Edit: I am very saddened by this one, Dang.
For a man whose house was blown away by a hurricane on the day he was born, he has done a great job in his life 
…I enjoyed his music very much in my youth and certainly also later on… 
Greetings
oh no … Im gonna sing Hakuna Matata all night long 
RIP Steve Cropper, passed aged 84.
Cheers,
Keith
Legend, RIP Steve.
Such a legend! RIP Steve Cropper.
Just this past weekend I watched a recording of him playing at one of EC’s Crossroads festivals at MSG in NYC. I’ve always admired how impactful yet sparse (concise?) his playing was. I don’t really have the language to describe what I’m trying to say…
Oh no. Steve Cropper!
Dude was absolutely amazing.
Oh no! Only just found out that The Colonel is gone! I’m devastated! Steve Cropper has a special place in my heart, along with John Lee Hooker, as back in the day it was these two greats playing in “The Blues Brothers” that blew my mind and triggered what turned out to be a lifelong love of blues guitar.
Yes, Steve Cropper probably became more famous as a result of his involvement with the Blues Brothers, but his really amazing work came when he was the guitarist for Booker T. and the MG’s, the house band for the Stax record label in Memphis. He not only played on many famous soul songs (besides his records with Booker T), but was also something of a producer at Stax and and big reason for their sound. I believe his was usually the guitarist on Otis Redding’s songs and co-wrote Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay with Otis.
He was not flashy and I think a lot of his stuff is at least approachable, even for many of us around here. I’m sure Justin won’t mind me posting a lesson on the great song Time is Tight, by his fellow guitar teacher Adrian Woodward.