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Dan Aykroyd<\/a><\/strong>, Stevie Van Zandt<\/a><\/strong>, Public Enemy frontman Chuck D<\/a><\/strong> and others are mourning the loss of Steve Cropper<\/a><\/strong>, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer whose guitar was omnipresent on classic recordings by Booker T. & the MGs, Otis Redding<\/a>, the Blues Brothers<\/strong>, and other rock and soul hits over the years.<\/p>\n His death<\/a> was confirmed on Dec. 3 by his son<\/a> Cameron to Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac <\/strong>SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a> \ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n A day after the news broke, Blues Brothers co-creator and co-star Aykroyd took to X<\/a>, formerly Twitter, to pay tribute.<\/p>\n \u201cCracking a Head to celebrate Steve Cropper who was a musical giant, a principal creative backbone of Stax Records who influenced every songwriter and guitarist in Rock & Roll from the 60s onward.\u00a0The Blues Brothers would not exist without him.\u00a0 It was an honor to have shared studios and stages with \u2018The Colonel\u2019,\u201d Aykroyd posted on Dec. 4.<\/p>\n Cropper appeared in both movies<\/a>\u20141980\u2019s The Blues Brothers and Blues Brothers 2000\u2014and performed on the chart-topping Briefcase Full of Blues<\/a> album, which went on to sell more than 2 million copies, as well as their other albums. For Cropper and his Booker T. & the MG\u2019s bandmate bassist Donald Dunn<\/strong>, playing on the Blues Brothers\u2019 hit \u201cSoul Man\u201d was a full-circle moment, since they both also played on Sam & Dave<\/strong>\u2019s original as part of the Stax house band.<\/p>\n Bruce Springsteen<\/a><\/strong> & the E Street Band guitarist Stevie Van Zandt also paid his respects to Cropper in a post on X<\/a>. \u201cSteve was incredibly important. As a guitar player, writer, and producer. And being in a biracial band in Memphis, Tennessee in the ’60s was quite meaningful He’s an historic loss,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n Public Enemy frontman and visual artist Chuck D paid tribute to Cropper with a drawing he shared on X. \u201csPEcial line Chuck DASH tribute to Steve Cropper \u2066@StaxRecords\u2069 \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfff,\u201d he wrote in a post along with his artwork.<\/p>\n Even some beyond the music<\/a> world took time to remember Cropper, including actress Justine Bateman<\/strong>. \u201cVery sorry to hear about the passing of legendary guitarist Steve Cropper. He was really great to me on the film SATISFACTION. He was the Music Producer on that film and was so nice to me. Gave me one of his guitars. Check out his incomparable guitar work,\u201d she wrote in a post, along with a photo of Cropper and the signed guitar he gifted her.<\/p>\n Another musician remembering Cropper was current blues guitar favorite, Joe Bonamassa<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cWords fail me in describing Steve Cropper’s impact on music. He was on the session when history was made. He came up with the guitar parts we all studied. He produced the records we all worshipped. He was my friend and a true great. Rest in peace<\/a>. This one really hurts,\u201d he wrote along with a photo featuring him and Cropper.<\/p>\n This story was originally published by Parade<\/a> on Dec 5, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. 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