Steve Cropper, who wrote ‘(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay’ and ‘In the Midnight Hour’, dies at 84

Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” has died at the age of 84.