At 83-years-old, Steve Cropper’s effervescent personality is only matched by the smoothness of his sweet, Southern drawl. And, of course, his blues-laden licks that he’s scattered across dozens of records for over fifty years. Indeed, there’s a reason that Cropper, a burly yet unassuming man born on a farm in Dora, Missouri, before spending his formative years in Memphis, Tennessee, is known as “The Colonel.” Iconic records recorded in support of Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, John Prine, Rod Stewart, and Roy Orbison, to name more than a few, tell the The post Steve Cropper: The ClassicRockHistory.com Interview appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.