Steve Cropper: Talks in Depth about Guitars, Stax, & Booker T. & the M.G.'s.
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- This video features Steve Cropper. It was shot in September, 2008, about a month before Booker T. & the MG's were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame.
Regular viewers will remember that we did another video with Steve Cropper in 2019 on the Backstage program.
There's a lot of interesting information that was not included in the 2019 video.
We hope you enjoy it.
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Steve Cropper is with out a doubt one of the coolest, most charismatic famous musicians ever. He and James Burton have such great stories. I hope he’s around for a long time.
Randy... check out my other Cropper and Burton interviews.... Best.. Joe
How nice would it be for for those men to collaborate on a album. I’d like to hear that on a really good album of covers. They’re definitely two of my favorite Telecaster guitarist.
Another artist from MEMPHIS who wrote some great songs plus he could sing as well, I don't think he got the publicity that other artist got and I am talking about DICKIE LEE WHO WROTE AND SANG PATCHES ,99999 TEARS AND OTHER GREAT HITS ,I think RONNIE VAN ZANT said it best, cause we are from the south we wear caps we drink beer out of cans we drive trucks and we bootleg moonshine and yes we have the BILLY JOES, BOBBY JOE , JOE BOB , AND CRAZY EARL,
I love Steve Cropper's playing. Probably my biggest influence as a guitar player. Such a pleasure to hear him speak. A real treat for me.
I could listen to Steve Cropper stories all day long. Great presentation.
Thanks Rick ... more coming.. Joe
Two of my earliest idols, James Burton and Steve Cropper. Regular guys you'd like to have a beer and BS with. No pretentious rock star attitudes, fancy clothes etc. Great Job Joe!
Hi Whipp.... thanks for watching.... Joe
Steve speaks like he’s your brother. I can listen to him all day. A legend indeed.
This is gold. No one can "play it" like Steve, and his recollections add so much to the legacy of those wonderful Stax Volt musicians. They're immortal.
This was great. Steve was always a great musician and new the people who became the people we all know and love. His recollection in another interview of Bobby Whitlock, and Delaney and Bonnie reminded me when I was listening to the Barry Gray Show on a radio station in N.Y.C. while he was interviewing Delaney and Bonnie, and I could hear the sound of an acoustic guitar banging into a chair or something as a disillusioned member of Blind Faith, a young Eric Clapton joined the show to join his new found band mates. As we know now. This became Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, also the backing band for George Harrisons " All Things Must Pass" ..The self titled "Eric Clapton" first solo album, and Derek and the Domino's "Layla" album. Steve Cropper added a lot more to music than his awesome guitar playing. He is an integral part to the history of music.. Period. Thanks for this. Peace.
These stories bring tears to my eyes. I can't tell you how much I love Memphis music and Stax records. Thank you, Steve Cropper, you legend.
I could listen to Steve telling stories all day!👍😎🎸🎶
Thanks for watching 74….Joe
I am so grateful for all the musical greats such as Steve Cropper who was Blessed with a gift and talent to render a universal uplifting to all creeds, colors and ethnicity even during tumultuous times of adversity and racial unrest. GOD Bless him and all as such. For it is an unannounced ministry that needs to continue henceforth and even forevermore !!!
Love your interviews Joe. Of course, Mr. Cropper is one of my guitar heroes and listening to his stories and the history is a great way to start the day. Thank you sir!
Thanks 1515.... if you haven’t seen them there’s two more interviews I shot last year ( 2019) with Steve on our channel .. best......Joe
I've Bought Lots of Records...Thru the Years...Lots of Em...Got A Fine Collection...Carried Them Alll With me...Thru Allll Them Changes...But The BEST of What I've Got...is THE BOOKER T and MG'S Box Set...Always Sooo Soothing and Right Down Home Funky...Truly Really GUUUUUUD.
I remember years ago, reading the liner notes on a Leon Russell compilation and seeing that Steve Cropper was one of the guitarists on the song , ‘Lady Blue.’ I remember thinking, “Holy Cow!” What a nice man and great player.
This is just so great! Mr Cropper is one of my all time favorites and is why I got a Tele. Thanks for posting and I can’t wait for part two
567..... thanks a lot.... remember we have two more interviews shot in 2019 on our channel already if you want more Cropper until we place part 2 up.... best... Joe
Listening to Mr. Cropper talk with love and respect for the different people he's worked with is inspirational.
Thanks for watching Jay...........Joe
Thanks (as usual) Joe. 27 mins listening to you and Cropper seems like only 5 at most. Great stories, great times and great music.
Thanks NVRAMboi.... I appreciate it... there is another clip coming but also there are some prior clips I shot with Steve in 2019. Best.. Joe
I was 12 when I received a 7 1/2 inch square envelope in the mail. Outside of anything sent by a family member, this was my 1st ever package delivery. Inside was a 45rpm promotional record with 'Green Onions' as Side A and The Contours 'Do You Love Me' as Side B. It was sent by the makers of Butch Wax and arose from my Dad's insistence that I wear a buzz cut and my Mom's penchant to respond to every promotion offer that came down the pike. Wore that record out.
Great story Thomas... Joe
As a kid I loved B.T. & The MG’s and bought quite a few of their albums and loved the soul , R&B and blues artists in Memphis and throughout the south especially Muscle Shoals. The MG’s to me along with the Swampers made the best music that fit which ever artists they worked with.I can always go back to the albums these great musicians played on and never get tired of listening to those performances on those great songs.Booker and Steve wrote some great songs.
An integrated band in the south in the 60’s...blues and rock and roll...heroes all The American Band
what a great interview, thanks Joe ***** !!!
Thanks Surf..........Joe
Love Steve Cropper, especially after the BBrothers movie brought him to the limelight, even though Id heard him on tons of records, never got the chance to be on a session he was playing but I did get to record Booker when he came through the studio for a Santana record. Sensational musicians. These guys are the "gentleman" of R&B.
Wow, man! What a great story! That's what it's all about, I learned to. Play on my own, but don't regret a moment of it, harmonica, started with a 48 hole golden butterfly!
Excellent as always Joe. Thank you for keeping interviews with legends alive.
Again thanks Ivan.., Joe
A compelling storyteller wth amazing stories. I can’t get enough...
This mans voice, and stories are as beautiful as his playing.
Another terrific interview Joe! Great music nostalgia as told by the amazing guitarist Steve Cropper. I can't believe the story of how he wound up losing that incredible guitar. If only we could all go back in time! 😉😉👍👍
Thanks again Steve.... I really appreciate your constant support... Joe
Amazing. Green Onions was one of my first 45's back in '62.
My small high school played it at our football game pep rallies and during the game. We also played "Watermelon Man." We won the Class A (smallest) state championship that year.
@@delstanley1349 Great songs.
Never get enuff of hearing ol' Steve "The Colonel" Cropper spin those golden Stax and Memphis Soul yarns. He enjoys telling them as much as I appreciate hearing them. It was in one of his interviews that I first learned of the tragic murder of Al Jackson, Jr. What a fantastic drummer. He laid down the beats for so many of the immortal Stax and Hi recordings, that spawned the genre of Memphis Soul Stew, as King Curtis would go on to describe it.
This is one of the best interviews with Steve that I have seen. I believe most accounts of the plane crash that claimed the lives of Otis and the Bar-Kays, (that I've seen anyway) identify the guitarist as having survived, because he took a commercial flight instead of traveling with the group on Otis' plane.
Anyway, thanks again Joe for another nostalgic trip back through the time portals, to the music that brought Love and Happiness (think there's a Memphis Soul groove in there somewhere) to so many generations, and in every part of the world!🎸
Thanks Bass.... Joe
.......and sadly, King Curtis was also murdered while moving a window a/c unit. Their music and memories will live forever. 🇺🇸. Thanks Joe and Steve!!!! 🇺🇸
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Yes, I remember hearing about his untimely death back in '71, when it occurred. One of so many lost way to soon, for absolutely no good reason. May they all rest in peace.👑
The saying goes about Al Jackson's pocket and groove that his time was so solid that he could hit a downbeat on a tune, leave to play a round of golf, return and resume without missing a beat, at the very same tempo!
Heck yeah, Al Jackson Jr and Earl Palmer are the greatest drummers of all time!
The man seems so down to earth. Love his guitar playing.
Yessir!
@@warrenfloyd1484 Booker T and the MGs were a few years early for me. The Blues Brothers interdicted me to him and Donald which lead to the MGs.
Wow !! Another amazing interview !!
Music is Great.... Steve is and was so lucky to be in the right place at the right time!!! I play, I gig, my phone rings for jobs... but nowhere near that stuff!!!! Thanks for the inspiration!!🎶🎵🎶
This is f’n awesome! I know Cropper’s history but going in depth over 27 minutes fills in more of those gaps.
Thanks Scott... glad you enjoyed it... Joe
Steve is one of my all-time favorite guitarists. This was a great interview!! I didn't know about the Isaac Hayes connection. Really great stuff!! Thanks!!
Thanks for watching Robert.... joe
Wow! Thank you for another great one Joe! I loved the first part and this part as well! If there is a third part to this interview, we are eagerly waiting for you to post it.
I can't really ever get enough of S.C. One of my heroes, that kind of thing. I actually had the pleasure of meeting and hanging out with Booker T & The MG's TWICE: In 1991 at The Lone Star in New York, with Eddie Floyd, and again in 2008 at The Bluenote In Tokyo, Japan.
During the course of this interview you said you talked with Donald Duck Dunn. If you did an interview with him, PLEASE post it in full. Duck was probably the most open and approachable people I ever met in the business. He even gave me his e-mail address, but I had a brain fart and forgot it‼️😱
Stu.... unfortunately I didn’t have a time to set up a interview with Duck... I really regret it... I could’ve but TH-cam wasn’t a big deal then... at least to me and I Steve telling their story already so I didn’t pursue it. You know you always think you can do something tomorrow and as they say sometimes tomorrow never comes... If you haven’t seen them there are a couple new interviews with Steve we shot last year ( 2019) on our channel... it’s the MHOF “Backstage” shows. Best... Joe
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Yes, I saw it. I watch anything I can with Steve Copper!
In 1967 I was 14 years old and in Jr. High School the drummer Elwood Henderson, Allen Robinson on bass and myself on guitar formed a group. Our 1st gig was at the YWCA on Chamberlyne Ave in Richmond VA. And all we played was the background music of the hits of the time which sounds better than a table top record player playing 45's. We got so good we traveled to schools playing behind our music teacher Mr Ross who was at that time just as good as Grover Washington in my opinion ,but he stayed home to nurse his sick mother until she died many years later. At that time we didn't know that Elwood would end up on Soul Train on TV and write 2 of Jimmy Caster's best hits. And got there by playing with an infamous backup band called Stacy Henry & The Majestics.A band that backed the music stars like Jackie Wilson The Supremes and many other stars. But it all started with the sounds of STAX Motown philly Grove and for me
" Steve Cropper"..
Mr. Copper fills my life and my son's life. Thanks, Joe.
Thanks TooL ooze.... Joe
Thank you for posting this wonderful story. BRILLIANT.
Thanks for watching Ed…..Joe
Donald Duck smoked a pipe harder than anyone Ive ever seen on stage. Great musician. Played with the Blues Bros. around 77, 78
Joe, thanks to your hard work, music history is being preserved for future generations! Musicians like Steve are timeless artists! One thing I’ve learned from your interviews, is that all these artists had one thing in common! An incredible work ethic, and a desire to persevere until they got it right, and get it right they did! I had the opportunity to tour Stax several years ago, an experience I’ll never forget! Steve is certainly a great story teller, and I appreciate all your hard work bringing these gifts to music lovers like me and all your fans!
Again.... I really don’t know what to say... I really appreciate you and others who constantly say these really heart felt comments to me about what these interviews mean to you and future audience’s. It’s something I wanted to do for our museum visitors... never thinking millions of people would see them as TH-cam was something I had no real knowledge of for years. Actually all of this has taken place mainly since last December 2019 when my son in law suggested placing my interviews on TH-cam. We did put some video on our channel around 2009 but with little or no response. I’m still totally surprised that these interviews have gotten over 6 million views since December and I can’t thank all of you enough. My reason for airing them was to bring attention to our museum so I hope all of you have the opportunity to visit us once this Corona thing is behind us.... Best... Joe
Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum , Joe, I cannot wait until I get to visit!
Let me know when you’re coming...
Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum Will do!
These people are so interesting, Joe. Thank you to every one of them, and to you.
You’re welcome Kelly... Thank you too... Joe
WOW. That was great!
I'm so glad that I stumbled upon this video! I've got the fortune to see it, and I've been digging it to the point that I had to subscribe to your channel!
Thank you for taking the time to post this video!
Walter, thank you for subscribing. Your kind words and support for the channel would have meant so much to my dad, Joe, and does to me too. Hope you can visit the museum sometime as well.
All the best,
Britt
Great interview! Mr Cropper shows true humility in making certain the credit is given to those who deserve it.
Thanks for watching Bryan... Best.. Joe
This is great! I love Booker T. & the MG's especially Booker on the almighty Hammond organ. I was fortunate enough to meet and talk to Booker at the Crest Theater in Sacramento California. A thrill to meet one of my musical Heroes!! Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching Gary.... Joe
Fascinating ! Thank you for this.
Thanks World... Joe
Thank you Joe, I really enjoyed your interview with Steve Cropper, wonderful stories.
Thanks David... Joe
About 6.20am over here 🇬🇧 . This video was a perfect start to my day off Joe , thank you. It might sound cliche to say it but I will...when I was a little kid , I guess 3 or 4 years old, there were certain 45's, records I heard often enough to have the guitar sounds ,their tone , imprinted into my brain as how an electric guitar should sound , and Steve appears on 2 of them, Green Onions & Time is Tight . Others that stuck in my brain were Hank Marvin on Apache , Franny Beecher on Rock around the Clock and George Harrison's slide playing on My Sweet Lord. Have a great day 😉👍
Good taste Shaun.... joe
Hey Shaun, I know EXACTLY what you are referring too. I remember hearing a song on the radio in the car with my dad when I was maybe 5; I told him I thought it was a very good song. He said it's name was "Green Onions". It's funny how certain songs just GRAB you.
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Aw shucks 😊
@@tomw9875 Great times eh Tom ? Green Onions definitely grabbed me ,all the mix tapes of 60's 45's I made as an 80's teenager , feature Green Onions ,oh and Tin Soldier by the Small Faces !
Man, would I like to sit down and have a few beers with Steve!
A while back I left a comment on the TH-cam video of the performance of “My Back Pages” at Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert [*Link at bottom] for his Columbia record label at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with its lineup of legendary performers, especially guitar players, that “Steve Cropper of Stax Records’ stance with a guitar was like Rambo with an M60 machine gun. Both were lethal weapons in the hands of experts!”
Cropper was a phenomenal guitar player and it was great to see him included with that group of headliners, a few of whom, like George Harrison and Tom Petty, have passed on. Cropper might have had Rambo’s stance, but personally I thought he had a strong resemblance to actor Steven Seagal back then, especially without a beard and the haircut he wore at that time.
Cropper was just so down to earth and such a genuinely good guy, significant particularly in light of his phenomenal talent and his presence at such a historic time and place in the history of music with Booker T and the M.G.’s, as well as with Stax Records. There was something about that Mississippi delta mud that grew such legendary talents. What a great interview! It’s absolutely astounding that that guy would now be getting close to 80 years old! Thank you so much for sharing another gem with us Joe. You just keep hitting them out of the ballpark! 🧨🧨
*Here’s the link to the video of the “My Back Pages” performance: th-cam.com/video/rGEIMCWob3U/w-d-xo.html (Look for Steve Cropper behind and to right of Dylan @2:14. You’ll also see Dylan walking in by himself, Kristofferson lugging a baby, and Mellencamp reaching for one last smoke, and other faces in the crowd headed inside just before concert showtime.)
Thanks again TNT.....Joe
Sticks-of-TNT thanks for sharing the link!
CORRECTION: After I posted my comment I realized I misspoke (or miswrote, I guess) at the end of the second paragraph where I wrote away Steve Cropper’s beard. I guess I got carried away with my comparison to Seagal and who had a beard and when. It’s a little hard to catch, but at Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert, Cropper had his beard. I apologize for my error. 🧨
With all of those “Steve Cropper was...” in your comment you make it sound like he is no longer with us.
Wonderful interview See you next time Joe many thanks
Thanks Nelly... Joe
Steve is my 1st guitar hero.
Steve Cropper is a music icon. Thanks for sharing this. Cheers!
You’re welcome Dwayne....thanks for watching too... Joe
STEVE, awesome video!!
Helping kids, GODSEND,yes brother!!!
This was so good, I didn't want it to end. I love it when he was talking about getting a new piano player and that new piano player turned out to be Isaac Hayes. There are so many musicians, from the 50's and especially the 60's like Steve Cropper who are for the most part self taught and who have created incredible music. I spend as much time listening to individual musicians like Steve Cropper, as I do the bands they have played in. Actually, I probably listen to them more, especially guitar and bass players. In your interviews Joe, you've captured the fantastic sound track I was so lucky to grow up with. Thx. for sharing.
Thanks Pamela .... like I told some other of our viewers.... there are a couple more Cropper interviews I shot in 2019 on our channel plus part two of this 2008 interview will go up soon. A short clip about a Green Onions too.
Best... Joe
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Thanks Joe.
Great musician, great guy, great interview. Could listen to him telling these wonderful stories for hours.
Glad you enjoyed it John…Joe
This may be my favorite interview that you have done. Love this music!
Thanks mtc4Him.... joe
Peace and music, thanks Steve!
These interviews are so inspirational, Joe. Many thanks for making them available. (and I’m thankful I kept my ‘68 Silvertone :-) )
Thanks David....,yes those are cool guitars.... I spent many afternoons hanging at Sears playing their guitars with other local kids who’s Mothers took them shopping at the mall.. I’d cut loose and hit Woolworth’s guitar rack by the lunch grill playing all the now very cool Japanese imports. Then Sears and then the local music store in the mall. Thanks again... Joe
Fascinating interview
Thanks Vee.... thank you too... Joe
Appreciate ya, Joe!
Steve is a hero of mine....
Thank you too Peter... Joe
What a great interview! Thank you for this, Joe Chambers!
Thanks Michael.... Joe
Fantastic interview... Mr Cropper's a huge influence... great to hear him, thank you :)
Thank you too Brian...... Joe
Great one! Look fwd to part 2.
I love Mr. Steve cropper and I love stax records so much that I named my son Stax!
absolutely fascinating .......wonderful....thanks n respect
Thanks jaez.....Joe
My Dad did the same.Brought me my first Guitar for my birthday .In fact he drove us and our equipment to all our gigs. Later in life I asked him how he felt about my playing and he said : It's' like I'm doing it.
This video series is just great. Imagine being bummed that Booker Jones is going to college and you luck up on some guy named Isaac Hayes. Amazing.
029.... thanks for watching... yes isn’t that a great story... oh no... we’re screwed... what..... Isaac Hayes!! We’re saved!!!! all’s fine!!!! He just happened to be in the same neighborhood at the same age at the same time!! How amazing there were so many talented young musicians, singers and songwriters in the same place. Thanks again for watching... Joe
Great music from a great group of musicians.
The reason i own a tele.ty mr chambers
Awesome interview!
Thanks Duncan... Joe
My lord.. Joe you have some great interviews.. thanks again
Thanks Cathy…… I appreciate it very much….Joe
He's a good man and have alot of respect for him for what he doe's.
Thanks, your show is,awesome
Thanks Ed.... Joe
Another great interview, Joe. Steve has a lot of history to tell, great to hear it. 👍
Thanks Tom… Merry Christmas..Joe
One of my heroes and one of the architects of the Stax sound
What a down to earth person and a great musician. Very cool stories. Love it.
Thanks for watching Terry... Joe
Superb interview and the interviewer lets the man talk.
Thanks Hoffers... Joe
Legendary!!!
Man what a nice interview....
Thanks Jack....Joe
The formula of a molded foundation of R n B ! For time of Stax Soul wow ! And how music/ musician's brought US together during era of Civil Rights of 60s Professor Cropper one of the Hit Men of Stax Soul university ,great job J.C!
You got me wanting to play!
I have a friend who’s played with Steve Cropper on several occasions for benefits. In fact my friends band backed him at one event. Said he’s a great guy.
Damn Steve is a Treasure trove of music history. He himself hired Issac Hayes. Wow! It is true he was a founder of Stax Records.
Great stuff.
Thanks for watching R H...Joe
Music is peace, to be shared freely!
Kids, that’s how you get a guitar. Mow lawns etc. ‘til you have enough money.
I’m pretty sure Green Onions is what launched me on my way to being a musician. I remember very clearly playing a board game with my sister and brother. Green Onions came on the radio and I jumped up and ran to stand next to the radio, thus interrupting the game. I asked my sister what and who that was. She told me Booker T and the MGs, Green Onions and I of course never forgot that groove and those names! I don’t think Stevie Wonder and Billy Gibbons forgot either.....
Thanks Tom... Joe
Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum-You’re welcome Joe. I love your channel sir!
Tom, I was about 5 when I was in the car with my dad when a song came on the radio that I REALLY liked. I asked my dad what the name of the song was and he said; "Green Onions". It has been a favorite song of mine ever since. And the older I get, the MORE I like this song.
I grew on Booker T. & The M.G.'S records in the early 60's. Great group of musicians.
I was walking around the Nashville airport early one morning in '95 I think, gig bag on my shoulder. I was looking for a coffee shop and saw a guy from a distance, he had a gig bag on his shoulder and resembled Cropper. Since I wasn't completely sure it was him I started kind of angling my way toward him. My quarry began evasive manuevers. Flight to Detroit was announced I started toward my gate, looked over at Cropper and he waved. I'm laughing now thinking about it. This is a great interview Joe. I like all the info about Stax but also wish someone had gotten to Chips Moman. I've heard Moman produced Gee Whiz and suggested the McLemore Theater for Stax recording studio, Satellite Record shop.
Gerald... I was sitting in the airport in L.A with my wife returning to Nashville a few years back. I had picked up Steve Lukather’s Les Paul he used on the early TOTO recordings to bring back and put in his museum exhibit. It’s the one his Dad gave him when he was 15. On one side of the case was stenciled “Lukather”. I was kinda weirded out carrying this around in L.A period but in a very crowded airport I was really worried something might happen to it. I turned the case around so his name was against my leg and not easy to read..... I thought. I’m sitting at my gate waiting to board and this guy was staring a hole through me unlike anyone had ever done before. I knew he thought I was Steve!! First... I don’t look like Steve... jet black hair for just one thing. It wasn’t long before he was in my face telling me how great I was etc... I hated to stop him as that never happened much to me but I had to end it. I don’t think he really believed that I wasn’t really Luke as he kept looking back at me until I boarded the plane. Thanks for sharing your airport story too... Joe
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67 years old and learning so much about the music I grew up with. Are there any Cropper stories regarding Bobby Whitlock? Thanks again.
These session guys are the unknown musicians of the music world. Steve has done it all.
Awesome
There's a video of Al Green playing with Booker T and the MG's with G.E. Smith playing an outdoor concert on TH-cam somewhere.
The whole ensemble sounded unbelievable, but the combo of Steve Cropper and G.E. Smith was basically perfect R&B guitar playing.
Thanks for sharing Shawn....,Joe
@ Shawn McVey: Al Green, Syl Jackson and other Hi artists were linked to Stax anyway, since many of their sessions had guys who'd played at Stax, including the Memphis Horns, as well as drummer Al Jackson, Jr. When Jackson was killed in a home invasion in the mid-1970s, Howard Grimes took over - another legendary drummer whose style was similar to Jackson, and whose pocket was just as solid.
He swings when he talks. thats rare these days, long gone... Even if I
never heard him play a note on guitar, I´d know he sounds good. Listening to
this cat makes me cry. He was there when it happenend, no bla bla, just
straight stuff, good man.
Thanks Cherry...Joe
Y'all are kicking arse! Quickly becoming my favorite channel! Cheers P[>
Thanks Patrick.... Joe
There is no channel on youtube comparable to Joe's.
Thanks ,Joe! Love the back stories and Mr. Cropper' s style and humility. Alan Parsons gave an interview to the Professor of Rock on TH-cam . Check it out!! Alan relates trimming miles of analog tape to get the cash register sounds on the track 'Money' to be synced properly on Dark Side of the Moon . Keep 'em' coming brother! Thx again!! 🇺🇸
Thank you too Marcus.... Joe
Is it steve i saw playing at bob dylans " my back pages " anniversary show ? I so enjoy listening to the stories.
Hi M&N ... I don’t know if that’s Steve with Dylan but thank you for watching... joe
Brother of music !
Great playing, I play blues harmonica, country,rock,bluegrass, don't matter,rock on brother !
The thing about hammering the bolts so the carpet could go down was really a really neat story.
I agree Tim... kinda puts you there in the beginning with them... Joe
Al Jackson. An absolute legend of a drummer. The best, in my opinion. I learnt all the rudiments of drumming by listening to what Al did.
And he always did it perfectly. I have many drum heroes, from Buddy to Bonham. And he couldn't do what they did. But they couldn't do what he did.
Simple. Tasteful. And the perfect backing for every song.
Watson.... I agree Al was great. I have the kit he used to record all those great Stax records at the museum if you are ever visiting Nashville.... Best, Joe