Reminds me of Barry Gibb's humbleness and it is a great trait to possess! TY all!

Thanks for sharing Mark... Joe

Thanks Tony.. joe

yeah, chop he does slightly off the beat against the main groove ... genius.

Me too bro!

So true,We grew up with his songs .

When the Beatles came to America, who did they want to meet? Booker T. and MGs! George Harrison wanted Steve Cropper's autograph, and so did John, Paul and Ringo. That's respect right there - when the biggest band in the world at the time wants to pay tribute!

Green Onions was one of the first songs I learned. You can't miss when playing one of Cropper's tunes. How I miss those days when new music sounded GOOD and HEART-FELT! And I was groovin when Steve picked up with the Blues Brothers, just check out "She caught the Katy". Man, that is some wicked stuff! Don't lose it on that E diminished.

Yes! That is amazing,You think of the things I think of.

Wasn't he by himself in a houseboat in Sausalito, CA? Steve Cropper created the guitar part in Memphis, no?

Yeah his bluesy slides are all over that friggin tune. Otis and him- Classic.

@rj zander , and whenever I play that on my guitar with a backing track, I always feel compelled to add some cheesy bird sound. My band mates think I'm crazy, but it's so ingrained in my memory of that song.

@rj zander Just crumbs, from what I heard. Sorry. Had to do it! 😆

Eric, I love your KZfaq channel.

Me too. Green Onions is still about the finest thing put on record. I've been playing guitar for over 50 years, and Croppers influence is that you do't have to play a lot of notes, just the right ones. .

Thanks for watching William........Joe

Sounds like Ralph Emery

Cropper proved that "Less" can be "More" in popular music. Check out "Soul Man."

What the best.....????

Absolutely.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Layne....Joe

Thank you for your voluntary work with deaf patients, Jimmy.

I remember going to a record store in Anderson back in the 70's. Came home with a Olivia Newton John album.

@@justinrayguitars6024 because of the cover?

@@honesty1234 that probably played a big part of it.😂

Great question....... basically things haven’t completely changed. Today the people who are doing what radio station DJ’s use to do are called Influencers. Influencers may be people who have a large KZfaq audience and like what you do and share it with their listeners or their watchers.It’s true that you don’t have the local radio stations with the freedom to play what they want to play like it used to be. There are just a handful of people who choose what you hear on the radio for the most part but now we do have this incredible thing called the Internet that reaches across the world. I still believe that old saying “ the cream will rise to the top “ is still true and if you are lucky and diligent and keep putting yourself in front of the public just like we did locally with the DJs , you will get a following that will hopefully grow until you reach the ears of someone who can really put you where you want to be in this industry. Thanks for watching and your question.. All the best, Joe

@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Thank you so much for this thoughtful and encouraging reply. Best to everyone and God bless!

Thanks for watching Jam... joe

Thanks for your response. So glad you’re enjoying them as much as I did making them. Best... Joe

‘Ensemble’

@@DanielVerberne You are of course, quite correct. Any thoughts about the post generally?

@D D Thankyou D D; I like to think of a group of words as a whole rather than er....individually.

What "thoughts about the post" were you fishing for? You just stated the obvious, basically preaching to the choir, so not a lot of room, or need, for further embellishment.

One of my very favorite museums. When I was just starting to put together the MHOF&M I went to Stax to try and figure out what made a great music museum and learned a lot. I still consider it one of the best designs. Thanks for watching.... Best, Joe

@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Very cool 👌😎☺️

Listen again, Steve says 'live' not lie. That is poetic though.

I thought he said "a lot" -- I tell that a lot.

Hell, I forgot where that was. 😂

fr1nkly Ok.

I caught that, too! Awesome response!

Thanks.....Joe

With "Behave Yourself" as the very groovy b-side.

Giulio.... I swear every time someone like you makes such a kind comment it makes the time and effort put forth by myself and everyone involved at the museum making these interviews worthwhile. Of course I enjoy the interviews too but there’s a lot that goes on before and after the actual interview to make them happen. It’s all in house so we’ve had growing pains along the way learning by trial and error to get things sounding and looking right. Hopefully we’re getting more consistent as we go. I for one certainly was not a experienced interviewer but I to hopefully am getting better. Again, thank you very much for your support. Best.... Joe

Absolutely his point. You do not have to be that good. Just good song and a great vibe to it / hook

Less is more 😉

Hi Dewy... well said... thanks for watching.., best, Joe

Rob, your kind comment and especially support for the channel would have meant so much to my dad Joe… he really appreciated his friends here on YT. Hope you can visit the museum sometime too. Best, Britt

@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum i will definately visit the musicians hall of fame. And respond here to you when i do! Its summer!! Thats a perfect trip for me to take! Thank you for all you do!! And may God bless your father

Rob, thank you. Just in case I miss the message here, ask for me at the museum. See you soon, Britt

Hey this Rochester native was honored to had interviewed Steve for my podcast series re: Otis. No surprised he mentioned Jose, Ernie Isley of the Isley Brothers gave Mr. Feliciano the same props.

Check out of sloan...1st recording at 14 yrs old....300 compositions later

rd hawk Thanks rd hawk!

Ah, yes. The old Leo's Casino - 55th and Euclid in Cleveland, OH. My aunt used to work there as a server, part-time, and actually got us (my cousin and I) in every now and then to see some shows. Some great memories. Besides the Beatles on Ed Sullivan in '64, seeing those old soul and r&b acts really inspired me to be a musician.

@@maxdakota111 Me too. I put away the Martin and got an old Tele and started listening to any and all Stax-Volt records. Steve was my hero -- still is.

Joe Chambers hesitated, in respect for the tragedy of Otis' plane going down in Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin - saying he hated to bring up a 'bummer'. Terrible tragedy for sure. The band that was to open for Otis and the Bar-Kays that night was the Grim Reapers from Rockford, Illinois, an hour south of Madison. The Reapers were up and coming. Their leader? A young Rick Nielsen, who later formed Cheap Trick. Both bands were to play at Ken Adamany's club on State Street, The Factory. Oddest of coincidences, the Grim Reapers, on that fateful day. I believe it was Rick who took the stage to tell the audience about the tragedy. Adamany had scrambled to find a replacement band at the last minute. I don't think the show was cancelled, which seems really odd.

@@BlindTom61 oh mercy i know a couple of friends I wish I could buy and Old Martin for sadly I don't have 5 arms 6 legs and 2 first born children

He also produced Jeff Beck’s orange album.

Thank you Richard....... Joe

Thanks for watching Mike.... Joe