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and writing songs. His only prob
songs he wrote were in a higher kej
"I always wanted to be able to si
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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.
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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
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"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
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The Steve Cropper band plans to
Concert in Memphis, Tenn. which SU
lown." From there, the band will p
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