Legacy of Steve Cropper
Artists and genres Steve Cropper directly influenced — one hop forward on the family tree of music.
Wendy Reneartist
Nolan Porterartist
Eddy MitchellartistClaude Moine, known professionally as Eddy Mitchell, is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires. He took the name Eddy from the American expatriate tough-guy actor Eddie Constantine, and chose Mitchell as his last name simply because it sounds American. The band performed at the Parisian nightclub Golf-Drouot before signing to Barclay Records and finding almost instant success; in 1961 it sold two million records.
Alex ChiltonartistWilliam Alexander Chilton was an American musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock bands the Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton's early commercial success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for the Box Tops was not matched by similar chart success in his later work with Big Star and in his subsequent solo career on independent record labels. However, he built a devoted following among indie and alternative musicians, and has been frequently cited as a seminal influence by influential rock artists and bands.
Jeff Beckartist
Otis Reddingartist
Wilson Pickettartist
Sam & Daveartist
Carla Thomasartist
Rufus Thomasartist
Johnnie Taylorartist
Neil Youngartist
Booker T. Jonesartist
Donald "Duck" Dunnartist
Eddie Floydartist
Ringo Starrartist
Rod Stewartartist
John Prineartist
Levon Helmartist
Willie Hallartist- Sammy Hagarartist
Keb' Mo'artist
Shemekia Copelandartist
Derek and the DominosartistDerek and the Dominos were an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by singer-guitarist Eric Clapton, keyboardist-singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previously played together in Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, during and after Clapton's brief tenure with Blind Faith. Dave Mason supplied additional lead guitar on early studio sessions and played at their first live gig. Another participant at their first session as a band was George Harrison, the recording for whose album All Things Must Pass marked the formation of Derek and the Dominos. Following the deaths of Radle in 1980, Gordon in 2023, and Whitlock in 2025, Clapton is the last surviving member of the band's official line-up.