BMI Exclusive: Steve Cropper on the Distinctive Sound of Booker T. & the MG’s

On the eve of being named a BMI Icon at the 2018 BMI Country Awards, the legendary guitarist/songwriter opened up to BMI’S Jody Williams about his origins, working with Otis Redding, his time with Booker T. & the MGs and much more. Here is he discussing the iconic sound of the in-house band at Stax Records. FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmi/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/broadcastmusicinc LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/1XVWvWo http://www.bmi.com About BMI Celebrating over 76 years of service to songwriters, composers, music publishers and businesses, Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) is a global leader in music rights management, serving as an advocate for the value of music. BMI represents the public performance rights in nearly 13 million musical works created and owned by more than 800,000 songwriters, composers, and music publishers. The Company negotiates music license agreements and distributes the fees it generates as royalties to its affiliated writers and publishers when their songs are performed in public. In 1939, BMI created a groundbreaking open-door policy becoming the only performing rights organization to welcome and represent the creators of blues, jazz, country, and American roots music. Today, the musical compositions in BMI's repertoire, from chart toppers to perennial favorites, span all genres of music and are consistently among the most-performed hits of the year.

Added 18 May 2026