American musician and record producer (1941–2025) Stephen Lee Cropper, sometimes known as "The Colonel", was an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. 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, Johnnie Taylor and Neil Young. He also acted as the producer of many of these artists' records. He was later a member of the Blues Brothers band. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 36th on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He won two Grammy Awards out of his seven nominations. 150,964 views on December 4, 2025 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Google Chrome, Lists of deaths by year, 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, Bruce Lee. Wiki link