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Steve Cropper

Guitarist, songwriter, and producer Steve Cropper. In the 60's, he was with Stax Records, the record company that defined the Memphis sound of the time. He's best known for his playing with Booker T & the MGs; he also played in the band from the film The Blues Brothers. He co-wrote such hits as In the Midnight Hour, Soul Man, and Otis Redding's (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 31, 2001: Interview with Dan Penn; Interview with Jerry Wexler; Interview with Steve Cropper; Interview with Isaac Hayes.
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Dan Penn

Singer, songwriter, guitar player, Dan Penn. Penn has written soul music classics like Do Right Woman, Cry Like a Baby, Sweet Inspiration, and I'm Your Puppet. His compositions have been made famous by the likes of Aretha Franklin, James Carr, Percy Sledge, Solomon Burke and Otis Redding. Penn left his tiny hometown of Vernon, Alabama when he was sixteen as a white kid, singing like Ray Charles and in love with black music.

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Isaac Hayes

Composer and musician Isaac Hayes. He won an Oscar the the theme music he wrote for the the 1972 movie Shaft. HAYES is also an actor, who has held roles in the movies Robin Hood: Men in Tights, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Posse, and It Could Happen to You. He's also a regular voice (as the Chef) on the cable animation show South Park.

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