Steve Cropper , the iconic and influential guitarist who starred with Booker T. & The MG’s, played on many Stax Records hits and with The Blues Brothers band, has died. He was 84. The Associated PRess confirmed the news, citing a source who was informed by Cropper’s family.

No cause, place or date of death was provided, but his longtime associate Eddie Gore told the AP he was with Cropper on Tuesday at a Nashville rehabilitation facility, where the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer had been after a recent fall.

A two-time Grammy winner, Cropper was the axman on Stax sides by such legendary acts as Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Johnnie Taylor and others. Often referred to as “The Colonel,” he played on numerous chart-topping soul hits and pop crossovers including Redd

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