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Steve Cropper
If not the most influential guitarist in the Memphis soul music scene, Steve Cropper is definitely near the top. He was a member of 'Booker T & the M.G.s', wrote songs for and performed with Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin and Sam & Dave (he's the Steve referred to when they say "Play it, Steve!" in "Soul Man"). Booker T's band, including Cropper, ...
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The Vietnam War
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (lyrics - 2 episodes, 2017) (music - 2 episodes, 2017)
- The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970)
(2017)
... (lyrics: "Time is Tight") / (music: "Time is Tight")
- This Is What We Do (July-December 1967)
(2017)
... (lyrics: "Green Onions", "Soul Dressing") / (music: "Green Onions", "Soul Dressing")
2016
Casual
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Reunion
(2016)
... (writer: "All 4 Love" - uncredited)
2016
Nunca es tarde
(TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 21 June 2016
(2016)
... (producer: "Respect")
2016
Morfi, todos a la mesa
(TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 11 April 2016
(2016)
... (producer: "Respect")
2016
American Crime Story
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Verdict
(2016)
... (writer: "All 4 Love" - uncredited)
2016
Nit i dia
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Alarma social
(2016)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour")
2015
Aquarius
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Never Say Never to Always
(2015)
... (writer: "Green Onions")
2015
Britain's Got More Talent
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #9.4
(2015)
... (writer: "Soul Limbo" - uncredited)
2012-2014
Scandal
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The Key
(2014)
... (writer: "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay" - uncredited)
- The Other Woman
(2012)
... (writer: "Green Onions" - uncredited)
2010-2014
The Marty Stuart Show
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Charley Pride
(2014)
... (writer: "Slow Train' - uncredited)
- Mike Snyder
(2010)
... (writer: "Slow Train")
2014
Love Child
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.5
(2014)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
2014
Tu cara me suena
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.11
(2014)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
2013
Die große Chance
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.8
(2013)
... (writer: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay")
2013
Sons of Anarchy
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Straw
(2013)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" - uncredited)
2013
L'image manquante
(Documentary) (lyrics: "In the Midnight Hour") / (music: "In the Midnight Hour")
2013
t Schaep met de 5 pooten
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Geen woning, geen kroning
(2013)
... (writer: "Zitten aan de rand van 't IJ")
2012
Enie backt
(TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- United Cakes of America
... (producer: "Respect")
2012
One Hit Wonderland
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Come on Eileen
(2012)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour")
2003-2012
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
(TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes)
- Top 7 Perform Again
(2012)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour")
- Semifinalist Girls Perform
(2012)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
- Top 12 Perform
(2005)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
- 4 Idols Perform
(2004)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
- 12 Finalists Have Been Chosen
(2004)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
2012
The Voice UK
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Blind Auditions 3
(2012)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay')
2012
Fringe
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Everything in Its Right Place
(2012)
... (writer: "Green Onions" - uncredited)
2012
Britain's Got Talent
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- 2012: Auditions 2
(2012)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" - uncredited)
2012
No me la puc treure del cap
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Festa i ball
(2012)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour")
- Bon rotllo
(2012)
... (writer: " (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay")
2011
RuPaul's Drag Race
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Face, Face, Face of Cakes
(2011)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
2011
Bobby Fischer Against the World
(Documentary) (writer: "Green Onions" - as Stephen Lee Cropper)
2009
Jools's Hootenanny
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #17.0
(2009)
... (writer: "In The Midnight Hour")
2009
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Feelin' Alright
(Video) (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay")
2009
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Morning of Creation: 1946-1980
(2009)
... (writer: "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay", "Sookie! Sookie!" - as Stephen Lee Cropper)
2009
Electric Dreams
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The 1970s
(2009)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
2009
American Dad!
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Bar Mitzvah Hustle
(2009)
... (writer: "Green Onions")
2002-2009
Idols
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Top 14
(2009)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
- Top 11: Movie Magic
(2002)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
2008
So You Think You Can Dance Canada
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 6
(2008)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
2008
Banda sonora
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #4.3
(2008)
... (writer: " (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay")
2008
It Takes Two
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.2
(2008)
... (writer: "Knock On Wood")
2007
La rentadora
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- És cosa d'homes
(2007)
... (writer: " (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay")
2005-2007
So You Think You Can Dance
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- The Finale
(2007)
... (writer: "Knock On Wood")
- Top 10
(2007)
... (writer: "Knock On Wood")
- Top 6
(2005)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
2007
State of Mind
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Passion Fishing
(2007)
... (writer: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay")
2007
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Halbfinale - Songs der Jury
(2007)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
2007
Supernatural
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Folsom Prison Blues
(2007)
... (writer: "Green Onions")
2007
Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Viña 2007: Noche 2
(2007)
... (writer: "Raise Your Hand" - uncredited)
2007
Midsomer Murders
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Axeman Cometh
(2007)
... (writer: "In The Midnight Hour")
2006
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Momma Cherri's Soul Food Shack Revisited
(2006)
... (writer: "Green Onions" - uncredited)
2005
Empire Falls
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(2005)
... (writer: "Knock On Wood" - uncredited)
2005
Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Topp 10 - Soul Og R&B
(2005)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
2004
Idool 2004
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Kleine Liveshow 2
(2004)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
2004
Hrvatski Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.12
(2004)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
2004
New Zealand Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 5 Performance Show: Soul
(2004)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
2004
The South Bank Show
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- John Lennon's Jukebox
(2004)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour")
2003
Idol stjörnuleit
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.2
(2003)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
2003
Ídolos
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Mini Gala 2
(2003)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
2003
The Blues
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Red, White and Blues
(2003)
... (writer: "Green Onions")
2003
Pop Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Heat 3
(2003)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
2003
Canadian Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Round 2
(2003)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
2003
Operación triunfo
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Generación OT
(2003)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
2003
Idool 2003
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Kleine Liveshow 2
(2003)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
1999-2002
The Sopranos
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Watching Too Much Television
(2002)
... (writer: "Green Onions")
- Pilot
(1999)
... (writer: "Can't Be Still" - uncredited)
2002
Les femmes... ou les enfants d'abord...
(writer: "Sad Song (Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa)" - as Stephen Lee Cropper)
2000
My Family
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Farewell to Alarms
(2000)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
A Many Splintered Thing
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2000) (music - 1 episode, 2000)
- Episode #1.6
(2000)
... (lyrics: "Mr. Pitiful") / (music: "Mr. Pitiful")
1999
Homicide: Life on the Street
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Bones of Contention
(1999)
... (writer: "Green Onions" - uncredited)
1998
Maximum Bob
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Pilot
(1998)
... (writer: "Green Onions" - uncredited)
1998
From the Earth to the Moon
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- We Have Cleared the Tower
(1998)
... (writer: "Sookie Sookie")
- 1968
(1998)
... (writer: "Sookie Sookie")
1997
Stars in Their Eyes
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Live Grand Final 1997
(1997)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
- Episode #8.8
(1997)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Father Knows Dick
(1996)
... (writer: "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)" - uncredited)
1996
TFI Friday
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(1996)
... (writer: "Soul Limbo" - uncredited)
1995
Chicago Hope
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The Ethics of Hope
(1995)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour" - uncredited)
- A Coupla Stiffs
(1995)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour" - uncredited)
1995
Frasier
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Roz in the Doghouse
(1995)
... (writer: "Mr. Pitiful" - uncredited)
1995
The State
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.2
(1995)
... (writer: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay")
1994
Baseball
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- A Whole New Ballgame
(1994)
... (writer: "Green Onions", "Slim Jenkins' Joint")
1993
Tales of the City
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.2
(1993)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
1990-1993
Quantum Leap
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Goodbye Norma Jean - April 4, 1960
(1993)
... (writer: "Green Onions" - uncredited)
- M.I.A. - April 1, 1969
(1990)
... (writer: "The Dock of the Bay" - uncredited)
1992
Heartbeat
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Old, New, Borrowed, Blue
(1992)
... (writer: "Green Onions")
1992
Sjans
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Oude Liefde
(1992)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" - uncredited)
1990
Rampe & Naukkis - Kaikkien aikojen superpari
(arranger: "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay", "Green Onions") / (writer: "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay", "Green Onions")
1988
The Great Outdoors
(producer: "Hip Hug-Her", "Land of a Thousand Dances", "Hot Fun in the Summertime") / (writer: "Hip Hug-Her")
1988
Satisfaction
(producer: " (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction") / (writer: "Knock on Wood", "Talk to Me")
1988
Falcon Crest
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Uncertainty Principle
(1988)
... (writer: "Knock On Wood" - uncredited)
1985
Miami Vice
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Phil the Shill
(1985)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood" - uncredited)
- Nobody Lives Forever
(1985)
... (writer: "Green Onions" - uncredited)
1979-1985
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (writer - 8 episodes)
- Episode dated 12 September 1985
(1985)
... (writer: "Knock On Wood")
- Episode dated 29 August 1985
(1985)
... (writer: "Knock On Wood")
- Episode dated 17 January 1980
(1980)
... (writer: "Green Onions")
- Episode dated 10 January 1980
(1980)
... (writer: "Green Onions")
- Episode dated 5 July 1979
(1979)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
1985
Fame
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Tomorrow's Children
(1985)
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" - uncredited)
1981
WKRP in Cincinnati
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Secrets of Dayton Heights
(1981)
... (writer: "Green Onions")
1981
De Mike Burstyn show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.2
(1981)
... (writer: "Sittin' on the dock of the bay")
1979
The Kenny Everett Video Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Will Kenny Everett Make It to 1980? Show
(1979)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour")
1976
Dolly
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.10
... (writer: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay")
1975
The Ernie Sigley Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 20 February 1975
(1975)
... (writer: "Knock on Wood")
1970
The Dean Martin Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #5.22
(1970)
... (writer: "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay")
1969
The Dodge Dancing Party
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Veteran's Day Show
(1969)
... (writer: " (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" - uncredited)
1969
The Johnny Cash Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.8
(1969)
... (writer: "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay")
1968
Toast of the Town
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #21.28
(1968)
... (writer: "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child"/"Dock Of The Bay" (medley))
1966
The Go!! Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.79
(1966)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour")
1965-1966
Hollywood a Go Go
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Episode #1.58
(1966)
... (writer: "Don't Fight It")
- Episode #1.36
(1965)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour')
- Episode #1.35
(1965)
... (writer: "Every Ounce of Strength", "Green Onions")
1965
The Wednesday Play
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Stand Up, Nigel Barton
(1965)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour")
1965
Shindig!
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #2.2
(1965)
... (writer: "In the Midnight Hour")
- Episode #1.50
(1965)
... (writer: "My Babe", "Big Train", "Green Onions")
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Other Works:
CD: "With a Little Help from My Friends" (Fantasy)Official Sites:
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The Blues Brothers Band | Steve 'The Colonel' CropperHeight:
6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Long regarded as one of the finest studio guitarists in the music industry, Cropper has been most closely associated with the Stax Records label in Memphis, Tennessee, and was one of the pioneers in what has come to be regarded as "The Memphis Sound". See more »Trademark:
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