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[bluesharp]

Thought u guys would like 2 know that Steve cropper has been honoured by his peers.He has been inducted in2 the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in New York.
Steve revealed record executives"originally did not think his hits were good enough to be released".
Nice 1 Steve!!!!!!!!!
bluesharp

[JakeandElwood1]

Steve deserves this if you ask me!! WAY TO GO COLONEL!!!!!

[bluesharp]

Right on brother!!!!

[SolomanDHBlues]

Yay, Steve!!

[Elwoodjakerox]

That's awesome! He completely deserves it!!

[itsallblack]

how old is steve,hes played with all the greatsfrom way back.

[bluesharp]

Sorry, i'm not sure how old he is!!!!!!!!!
On "Soul Deep"(which was on BBC2) Steve was featured and he has n't changed that much 2 b honest.
more or less looks the same but what an impact he had on the music industry way back when

[bbcentral]

Steve Cropper's birthday is 21 October 1941

[bluesharp]

Thanks 4 that bb central
Love the new site by the way,u've done a bloody good job!!!!!!!!

[bbcentral]

bluesharp said:

Love the new site by the way,u've done a bloody good job!!!!!!!!

Thanks, I'm glad you like it

It's certainly made things easier for me.

[UncleEarl]

Check out this interview with Steve Cropper by Paul Harris from February 16, 1998:

http://www.harrisonline.com/intvws/Cropper.htm

[bluesharp]

Interesting read,thanks UncleEarl!!!!

[slayted]

Cropper is legend...!

[bluesharp]

He certainly gets my feet movin when i hear that guitar on B Movie Box Car!!!!!!!!

[dafe75]

Sure he deserves it!!!!!! :D

[Syd-Blues]

He does deserve it!! Way to go!!

[itsallblack]

i read in the paper wilson pickitt tried to claim he wrote some song of steves.

[Jakefreak]

that song is 634 5789 ....I think

[Diane]

Steve Cropper and the MGs are hitting Australian shores this week to start a national tour with Guy Sebastian

Australia wont know what hit them when the MG's hit town

here are a list of the tour dates:

The Memphis Tour Dates:
Friday 29 February - Canberra Theatre
Saturday 1 March – Melbourne Palais Theatre
Sunday 2 March – Hobart Westpoint Entertainment Centre
Tuesday 4 March – Wollongong Regent Theatre
Thursday 6 March – Sydney State Theatre
Friday 7 March – South Sydney Juniors Club
Saturday 8 March – Revesby Workers Club
Sunday 9 March – Penrith Panthers Club
Wednesday 12 March – Newcastle Civic Theatre
Thursday 13 March – Campbelltown RSL
Friday 14 March – Brisbane Concert Hall (QPAC)
Saturday 15 March – Seagulls, Gold Coast
Wednesday 19 March, Night Train, Adelaide
Thursday 20 March – Adelaide Festival Theatre
Saturday 22 March – Perth Concert Hall

there will be plenty of tv and radio interviews and a lot of media attention when these awesome SOUL musicians come to town :BB::BB:

hope Australia shows them a good time and a huge Aussie welcome!!

[Steam McQueen]

bbcentral said:

Steve Cropper's birthday is 21 October 1941

RIGHT ON! I was born on October 21. :D

I can now say I share my birthday with Steve Cropper and Carrie Fisher. Dizzy Gillespie, too! And some guy named Alfred Nobel ... pffffttt, what'd he ever do?



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