Steve Cropper Dedicated - A Salute To The 5 Royales (LP & CD)

(2011/429 Records) 15 tracks (Vinyl & CD)
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As the original guitarist of Stax Records house band Booker T. & The M. G.'s., Steve Cropper has had a storied career. Voted #36 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time, Cropper has worked with blues legends such as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and the Blues Brothers Band. His debut album on 429 Records is a tribute to R&B and doo wop act, The 5 Royales. The collection features reworked versions of the groups most enduring songs, and includes duets with Lucinda Williams, Bettye LaVette, John Popper, Sharon Jones, and others.
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'Sehr hörenswert ist 'Dedicated' schon allein wegen des wunderbar flüssigen, organischen Spiels von Meister Cropper und Keys-Compagnon Spooner Oldham.' (Rolling Stone, November 2011)