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LEGENDARY GUITARIST HAS DIED AT 84

Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies  at 84 - The New York Times    

    
   Stax soul music legend Steve Cropper ...

Musician Steve Cropper, who co-wrote '(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay,'  dies : NPR

Steve Cropper, Blues Brothers band member and Booker T. &
the MG’s guitarist,
has died.

Pat Mitchell Worley, president and CEO of the Soulsville
Foundation, told
the Associated Press that Cropper’s family
notified her of his death. Cropper died Wednesday in Nashville, according to Worley.

Worley’s foundation operates at the Stax Museum of American
Soul Music in Memphis, where Cropper’s former employer,
Stax Records, used to be.

A cause of death for Cropper has not been shared. Eddie Gore,
a longtime friend of Cropper, told the outlet that he visited
the
musician
at a rehabilitation center on Tuesday.

Gore said that he suffered a recent fall and was working with
Cropper on producing new music.

Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper 1968
Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper in 1968.

The "Colonel" Steve Cropper with the great Duck Dunn.

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THE ‘’QUIET BEATLE’’ DIED ON THIS DAY

Young George Harrison

My Sweet Lord! George Harrison letter sells for double expected price - BBC News

George Harrison 2001
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001

On November 29, 2001, English musician and songwriter
George Harrison died of lung cancer that had spread to
his brain
at the age of 58.

Harrison achieved global fame as a member of the Beatles
and went on to a successful solo career that included
frequent collaborations with many of the foremost
musicians of his generation.

The youngest member of the Beatles, Harrison was born
in Liverpool in 1943 and joined the group, then known as
the Quarrymen, when he was barely 15.

Harrison became the group’s lead guitarist and frequently
sang, but he developed a reputation as the “quiet Beatle”

The Beatles | Members, Songs, Albums, & Facts | Britannica

The Beatles' Abbey Road Turns 50: Classic Track-by-Track Review | Billboard

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THESE PAST EVENTS MADE HISTORY

CBOHANNON                  About Us | The Associated Press 
CAMILLE BOHANNON

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THE GREAT APPALACHAIN STORM IN 1950

68 Years Ago: The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950

The Great Appalachian Storm of Thanksgiving Week 1950 | Weather Underground

The so-calledstorm of the century hit the eastern part of the
United States, killing hundreds and causing millions of dollars
in damages, on November 25, 1950.

Also known as the “Appalachian Storm,” it dumped record
amounts of snow in parts of the Appalachian Mountains.

Forming over North Carolina just before Thanksgiving, the
storm quickly moved north, striking western Pennsylvania,
eastern Ohio and West Virginia.

These areas were blanketed with several feet of snow for
several days and travel was impossible for nearly a week
in some places.

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The so-called “storm of the century” hits the eastern part of the United  States, killing hundreds and causing millions of dollars in damages, on  this day in 1950. Also known as the “

THIS DAY IN HISTORY – “Storm of the ...

Storm of the Century" headlines, 1950 - Newspapers.com™

The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 ...

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THE MURDER OF THE 35th U.S. PRESIDENT

Prime Video: The Assassination of JFK

How to Watch The Kennedy Assassination Coverage as It Happened - The  Atlantic

After JFK assassination, TV news comes of age - Newsday

After John F. Kennedy's assassination, wandering Oregonian reporter  documents Portland scenes - oregonlive.com

The Oregonian JFK Assasinated Newspaper

John F. Kennedy | National Geographic Kids
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)

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