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Stevi By Mar Enteftelnr He is the lead guitarist of occupation which is the lates complishments including the Hour," "Dock of the Bay," ant Then there is the producing Tower of Power, Marilyn I Temptations and A1 Wilson. Steve Cropper has never b music ians dui wiin nis tin Thang," he has finally bee However, Cropper has had hi time now. ^ jtfL Steve Cropper: p Italian Pa All YOU ( J|^ Every Mor 20 varieties of F Lasagna, 20<? per year for children under 12 on all buffets Airport Blvd. We t Columbia 796-0564 4 in in |? - mil i < 425 ASS< One Day Servi Leather and S Cold Seal Serv ! 'Quality work i Formal wear Branch Offl< Gervais St. \ use Resident! Ci ijamm ?^UI IS Fabric ca Cleaners Laum iL : Cropi k Piatt* iMnt Editor the Blues Brothers Band, an t in a long line of musical acwriting of "In the Midnight I "Don't Fight It." , 1~ / Tf , ui icturus iur narry misson, KcCoo and Billy Davis, The sen a household name among ?t solo release "Playing' My n shoved into the spotlight, is guitar tuned for quite some t *vR^^|^B|MHHRflr >tayin' the guitar... sta Night I :aw eat 8*t iday Night ?izza, Spaghetti, j andSalad - ^ ^ ( p inshine at smbly St. ce uedes rice (Handwork) ce at 1415 For w.H. Hotel 5 ^ Since 1937 mine re Center derers Furriers per ste SINCE THE TIME he was play Booker T. and the MGs, Cropper and writing songs. His only prob songs he wrote were in a higher kej "I always wanted to be able to si Cropper said in a telephone interv was like everytime I wrote someth the Mar-Kays, it had to be put in tl impossible for me to sing with an written a song for." On "Plavin' Mv Thane." Crorme a change from the original idea album. He has decided to release because "for my fans, for the few t know me as a guitar player, there and a little bit more lead work in th The other Cropper compositions They Want," "Fly," "With You,"; Love Me," a song Cropper descril He recorded Leonard Lee's "Let 1 for the lyrics but simply for the n that song, people take it for what it the flag for rock and roll, but that's said. NOBODY THOUGHT the succ< band would soar as much as it d iici-t 1 T ?< ?? uunug oaiuruay lNigm i^ive eni Summer," SNL regulars John B decided to produce the Blue Brotl asking Cropper and bass player Du Asked whether the Blues Brol Cropper says, "I don't know. Th< platinum and the second one went third one is gold, heading platinur didn't think it was going to last pas it has and how none of us know. I c holds and how long John and Dan u "The Blues Brothers" movie, a Elwood Blue's struggle to raise f held up Cropper's album producl film was being shot. In the motion Band is shown playing several si terrupted by other action, such as crashes. "When we went into it. the band all thought there was going to be Cropper said. "Even though it wj didn't come off to me with the f movie. That, to me, was very disaf II Come On! Joi We're differe Our introd 1 (3i 78 ^ Located at 4429 ps int ing with the Mar-Kays or was always contributing r lA? ...nn *U? ? 1 -f 41 1 iciii was uuti iiiwi ui uie ? / than he could sing. o ing something in my key," iew from Los Angeles. "It C ing for Wilson (Pickett) or d leir keys and it was almost o y kind of range that I had c r is able to sing nine tunes, tl of doing an instrumental i1 the title track for a single f< hat I do have out there that 's a little bit more playing latone." inciuae, "(iive 'Km What and "Why Do You Say You >es as a real-life situation. rhe Good Times Roll," not ') lusic. "Every time you do 's literally saying. Waving ; not why I did it," Cropper iss of the Blues Brothers | id. For a ten-minute film 4 itled "Things We Did Last 4 ielushi and Dan Ackroyd 4 tiers skit with a full band, | ick Dunn to join them. thers are a passing fad, e first album went triple, I think platinum and the n so I mean a lot of people t the first album, but so far lon't know what the future J rant to continue. { t comedv about Jake and I unds for their orphanage, :ion for months while the picture, the Blues Brother angs, all of which are ina countless number of car the guys, Duck and myself a little more music in it," as based around music, it eeling of being a musical ^pointing. H l |Br PPRI ?1-?&; '$& ' :?K I n f V? A fun /it? a L11 tllC 1 U 11 V^l U ;nt from big uctory offer - 6 Tap, Bal] only $1 Special danc to get you ba 2-2191 i Devine St. with a S HHHH o spotl THE NEW ALBUM relies heavily < iffs and whining, vibrant saxaphom ames Mitchell and Andrew Love. Ci n the record somehow parallels his li The Steve Cropper band plans to Concert in Memphis, Tenn. which SU lown." From there, the band will p ther touring dates. "It's time for Steve Cropper," he ertain part of his career. "To me, h he scenes of a lot of people for many, t's time he stepped out and said hey or awhile." .. orplayin' at earn to danrf> nnpp y it a Lifel Dancing is fun and Accent on I Meet new friends Exerc Low reasonable rates Ni Learn Beach Shag, Ballrc Improve your social life Parties, private and grou wd at Accent on name, expensive hours for $39. et and Jazz C] 2.00 per m :e exercise classes _ 1_ i _i mi _ n uk in snape - i ne r u ifter 5:00 t. Andrews location cor fight on good Cropper guitar ? playing by Jim Horn, ropper says every song fe. piay ai Memorial Day jve says "he can't turn robably branch out on said, reflecting on this ie's sort of been behind many years and I think r, let someone back me f round fo?-1 time! I easy at )ance B ise and relax p! o sales talk r iom and Disco [ ] p lessons 1 ,j n an/in! 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