On December 3, 2025, Steven Lee Cropper died aged 84. He was musician, songwriter, record producer and actor, known as “The Colonel”. He was the guitarist of the “Stax Records” house band, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, which backed artists such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, and Johnnie Taylor. He was also member of the Blues Brothers Band, and recorded and performed with many other artists including Alabama, Jimmy Barnes, William Bell, Barbi Benton, Big Star, Stephen Bishop, Frank Black, Bobby and the Midnites, Booker T. & MG.’s, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, Billy Burnette, Brian Cadd, Cate Brothers, Chicago, David Clayton Thomas, A. J. Croce, Patti Dahlstrom, Delaney & Bonnie, Ned Doheny, Yvonne Elliman, Jose Feliziano, Eddie Floyd, Peter Frampton, Richie Furay, Art Garfunkel, Cyndi Grecco, Levon Helm, Chris Hillman, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Etta James, Wynonna Judd, Albert King, B.B. King, Al Kooper, John Lennon, Ann Margret, Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., Craig Morgan, Aaron Neville, Wayne Newton, Harry Nilsson, John Oates, Nigel Olsson, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Wilson Pickett, Michel Polnareff, John Prine, Otis Redding, Bruce Roberts, Leon Russell, Sanford & Townsend, Leo Sayer, Poncho Sanchez, Guy Sebastian, Neil Sedaka, Paul Shaffer, Paul Simon, Percy Sledge, Broderick Smith, The Soul Children, The Staple Singers, Mavis Staple, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Livingston Taylor, Carla Thomas, Mickey Thomas, Wendy Waldman, Tower of Power, The Manhattan Transfer, Dale Watson and Jerry Lynn Williams. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked him 36th on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists”. Cropper won two “Grammy Awards”, and as leader or co-leader Cropper released 13 albums.
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Dee Murray
On January 15, 1992, David Murray Oates aka Dee Murray died aged 45. He was musician (bass), was member, recorded and performed with The Mirage, Spencer Davis Group, Elton John, Procol Harum, Alice Cooper, Beth Nielsen Chapman, John Prine, Jimmy Webb, Yvonne Elliman, Ronnie Hawkins, Shaun Cassidy, Bernie Taupin, Brian Cadd, but was best known as the bass player of the Elton John Band.
Eric Clapton: 461 Ocean Boulevard
In July 1974, “RSO” label released “461 Ocean Boulevard”, the second Eric Clapton solo album. It was recorded April – May 1974, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Tom Dowd.
Personnel:
- Eric Clapton – vocals · guitar, dobro, arrangements
- Yvonne Elliman– vocals
- George Terry – vocals, guitar
- Dick Sims – keyboards
- Albhy Galuten– synthesizer, piano, clavichord
- Marcy Levy– harmonica , backing vocals
- Carl Radle – bass, arrangement
- Jamie Oldaker – drums, percussion
- Al Jackson Jr. – drums
- Tom Bernfield – backing vocals
- Ron Fawcus – engineer
- Andy Knight – engineer
- Karl Richardson – engineer
- Suha Gur – mastering
- Darcy Proper – mastering
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- David Gahr– photography
- Ryan Null – photo co-ordination
Track listing:
- Motherless Children – traditional, arranged by Eric Clapton, Carl Radle
- Give Me Strength – Eric Clapton
- Willie and the Hand Jive – Johnny Otis
- Get Ready – Eric Clapton, Yvonne Elliman
- I Shot the Sheriff – Bob Marley
- I Can’t Hold Out – Elmore James
- Please Be With Me – Charles Scott Boyer
- Let It Grow – Eric Clapton
- Steady Rollin’ Man – Robert Johnson
- Mainline Florida – George Terry
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