Tag Archives: Steve Cropper

Clapton, Wood, May And Gibbons Guest On Steve Cropper’s Posthumous Album

May 2, 2026

Steve Cropper‘s sudden passing on December 5th, 2025 brought to attention of many the magnitude of his influence on the world of music, and it’s a little wonder that the title of the album the guitarist was working on at … Continue reading →

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Steve Cropper Recruits Brian May To Lead Into His New Album

June 28, 2024

There’s no other rock twang as soulfully resonant as Steve Cropper‘s one, and without his recordings for Stax – be it on Booker T.’s “Green Onions” or Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay” – modern music as … Continue reading →

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SAM & DAVE – Soul Man Explosion

April 28, 2023

Cleopatra 2023 Stax legends’ cache of classics gets reassessed – and few of them updated – to stress their undiminishing shock factor. One can’t get enough of this duo – just ask Paul Rodgers who gave a new meaning to … Continue reading →

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DALE WATSON – Jukebox Fury

April 12, 2022

Cleopatra 2022 With Ameripolitan agenda set aside, alt-country fugitive runs for cover of familiar fare. Fiercely independent in his decades-long search for authenticity, this outlaw-scene veteran has eventually succumbed to the greatest temptation of all: an all-out album of outsider … Continue reading →

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WILLIAM SHATNER – Blues

October 16, 2020

Cleopatra 2020 Reconnecting with this mortal coil, Captain Kirk sets his sights for the earthliest songs of all and infuses them with twists and turns of his inimitable own. On the recent years, William Shatner’s space credentials have been exploited … Continue reading →

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