Steve Cropper "Dedicated"

Lu does “Dedicated To The One I Love” and “When I Get Like This”. 🙂

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/Steve-Cropper-0419-2011/

Steve Cropper Album to Feature B.B. King and Brian May

Michael Leonard
04.19.2011

Steve Cropper may be a legendary guitar sidekick, but he’s never released his own album. Until now.

Dedicated features an all-star cast of famous friends including Steve Winwood, Brian May, B.B. King, Lucinda Williams and Buddy Miller. It’s a tribute to Lowman Pete Pauling and his band The 5 Royales. Eric Clapton and James Brown also have cited The 5 Royales as a key influence.

Cropper’s dream band on this album also includes David Hood (bass), Spooner Oldham (piano/organ), Steve Ferrone (drums) and Steve Jordan (drums, percussion).

“Part of getting older and still being able to play and all of that – at a certain point it becomes about educating the next generation,” Cropper said in a statement. “I’ve already had four of five careers and I’m lucky to be alive. If I can educate these young ears as to where the music started, because they’re always asking, and if I can get them interested in The 5 Royales I’ve done something.”

Cropper, during his time as in-house guitarist for the Stax label, is credited with writing some true R&B classics: “Knock on Wood,” “In the Midnight Hour” and “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.” His rhythm guitar skills have been acclaimed for 40 years.

Winwood added: “Steve Cropper is a legend, one of those greats who not only writes classic stuff but plays classic stuff as well. It was a great pleasure for me to be able to work on Dedicated and to be part of some great classic heritage music.”

Dedicated will be released on July 5.

Steve Cropper, Dedicated tracklist:

“30 Second Lover” (featuring Steve Winwood)
“Don’t Be Ashamed” (featuring Bettye LaVette and Willie Jones)
“Baby Don’t Do It” (featuring B.B. King and Shemekia Copeland)
“Dedicated to the One I Love” (featuring Lucinda Williams and Dan Penn)
“My Sugar Sugar” (featuring John Popper)
“Right Around the Corner” (featuring Delbert McClinton)
“Help Me Somebody”
“I Do” (featuring Brian May)
“Messin’ Up” (featuring Sharon Jones)
“Say It” (featuring Bettye LaVette)
“Slummer the Slum” (featuring Buddy Miller)
“Someone Made You for Me” (featuring Dan Penn)
“Think”
“Come On and Save Me” (featuring Leblanc and Sharon Jones)
“When I Get Like This” (featuring Lucinda Williams)