Steve Cropper wasn't just telling a story, he was recounting a piece of history. Thank you for posting.
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Dodger......Joe
@melodymakermark
3 жыл бұрын
Right? A guy doesn’t show up for his session, the house band gets bored and the result is the number 1 record in the country.
@shawnbirt4161
2 жыл бұрын
Amen. This is the greatest instrumental in all of musical history.
@patgaff3886
2 жыл бұрын
Best music, best times.
@tmsmith963
10 ай бұрын
My absolute favorite song!
@lelandrogers1078
3 жыл бұрын
I was one of those people blown away by Green Onions. I still love it to this day.
@thejazzman210
3 жыл бұрын
It's just crazy. These guys made better music by accident then most did on purpose.
@FantasticF113
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Talent never goes out of style ♥️🙏
@paradisepipeco
Жыл бұрын
That may be true, but you must admit, it ain't easy to play music on a porpoise, or even on horseback, for that matter. What's really important is to remember to never, ever play leapfrog with a unicorn.
@johnpick8336
4 жыл бұрын
Green Onions is one of the greatest sounds ever put on tape !!! Green Onions has EVERYTHING vibe, feel, groove, tone, coolness !!! THANK YOU STEVE !
@InterWebGuy99
4 ай бұрын
Thanks Steve, Booker T and all the band members for giving us Green Onions, one of the greatest songs of any genre ever made.
@Zimmy907
4 жыл бұрын
Green Onions is a MONSTER. Was then is now.
@dariowestern
4 жыл бұрын
Such a simplistic tune, and is still relevant today. :-)
@Dd13200
2 жыл бұрын
Green Onions is one of the greatest songs ever recorded
@threeg6966
3 жыл бұрын
THE coolest song EVER recorded. There IS never a bad time to listen to Green Onions.
@thesunreport
3 жыл бұрын
Don't wear it out though....keep some other songs as back-up!! :D - kzitem.info/news/bejne/upCHrI6hqmmkino
@angelabluebird609
Жыл бұрын
Green Onions is fantabulous. "What Does It Take?" is the one that transports me.
@regalstylesbymtg2317
11 ай бұрын
Exactly, NEVER!
@Robil63
3 ай бұрын
I feel you've capitalised the wrong word here.
@rustymacneil3227
2 жыл бұрын
One of the most iconic song in musical history! There would be no car scene in American Graffiti without Green Onions!!
@dwreck120981
2 жыл бұрын
Great scene. The sun coming up, all the cars following to watch the race and green onions playing. Classic
@jimspink2922
7 ай бұрын
as Green Onions finishes have Wolf Man Jack comes on about putting up green onions to keep away the vampires
@jakeuhhb2
4 ай бұрын
there wouldnt be no Playing Ball like a girl on the Sandlot without Green Onions either!!!
@LIE11Bldg7
2 жыл бұрын
Steve Cropper.. you are the Pinnacle of an American Legend.. you are definitely blessed and born with the the touch of a higher power
@wado1942
4 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, remember when DJs were allowed to think and do stuff? Those were great times.
@jeffking291
4 жыл бұрын
In St.Louis, we had KXOK, St.Louis legend Johnny Rabbit ❗️
@garysarratt1
4 жыл бұрын
wado1942 Payola often helped them think better.
@wado1942
4 жыл бұрын
@@garysarratt1 Uh, payola is pretty much the ONLY way stuff gets on the radio, except for small indie/college stations. All stations are told what to play by their corporate conglomerates, who make their selections based on record labels wining & dining them. I know a few people in the industry who've tried to play what they thought was GOOD rather than what was dictated to them and got threatened "play what we tell you or you'll never get anything from Warner again."
@richardlovenberg5027
4 жыл бұрын
O
@benkleschinsky
4 жыл бұрын
Before Clear Channel took over.
@Ammo08
4 жыл бұрын
I'm a Memphian and we are so proud of these guys...
@dctbass
4 жыл бұрын
LOVED this song from the very first time I heard it as a child, at some point in the 70s. The intro NEVER fails to get me slinking and moving. Just a brilliant groove to this song.
@TheBatugan77
4 жыл бұрын
My favorite instrumental. Loved it 40 years before I finally knew the title.
@mikem597
3 жыл бұрын
I've always thought that green onions was perfect. Very few recordings get that rating. The recording, the vibe, perfect.
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Mike.......Joe
@alanphalen2721
3 жыл бұрын
“We got green onions hangin all over the studio, precious”. Wolfman Jack. American Graffiti.
@outtathyme5679
4 жыл бұрын
Mr Cropper tells the story of this iconic American song in such an unpretentious way. You really have a knack for getting folks feeling comfortable to open up
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching567... joe
@randyrudd5594
4 жыл бұрын
So true!
@bobdillon3948
2 жыл бұрын
Arguably the ‘coolest’ song ever
@morganfjp
4 жыл бұрын
Made a HUGE impression on me as a 16-year old mod organ player in London. I'd go to Carnaby Street and I'd hear it in the cool clothes shops and stop in my tracks and just listen. One of the greatest organ classics of all time. "Billy's Bag" was another!
@fungo44
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine Steve Cropper showing up at your station with 45 of Green Onions!
@flatgone
3 жыл бұрын
"Crop Dog" not only knows what to play, but what NOT to play. Green Onions is hands down one of the best grooves ever sent out over the airwaves!
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your thoughts flat...Joe
@jeffhartwig5283
4 жыл бұрын
What a great story, Steve Cropper seems like such a cool guy. Green onions takes me way back.. I’m 59
@TheBelmontBluesMan
3 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful story. Mr. Cropper is a great source of musical history. Great interview! Thanks!
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching too David....Joe
@billgee02
3 жыл бұрын
It's one of those songs you'll love it from the first moment you hear it. Timeless
@billgee02
3 жыл бұрын
one more thing ... Wasn't Booker T a teenager when he played the organ on this?
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
I think you’re right.... Joe
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 02...... Joe
@susanodell5088
3 жыл бұрын
When an education I’m getting here. This is old, and I guess so am I, but never knew this. Thanx for the post.
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Susan………Joe
@mygarden365
4 жыл бұрын
1962 I was 17, we moved to the end of town. Across the street was a bar that was owned by a black family. His boys were my age.On the jukebox Green Onions was played at least 20 times a day and possibly more. I love that record.
@scopex2749
4 жыл бұрын
Steve was in the LEGENDARY ‘BLUES BROTHERS’! superb player!
@johnreilly9748
4 жыл бұрын
One thing to take away from this is how direct the process of making music was! We had a studio in the 60s nearby that could cut you a demo! You could literally walk out with a record to play. And take it to a radio station that day beam it out to all the kids! Very under appreciated era that was super influential and has affected many decades of culture around the world... it was a good moment in time! Thanks Steve
@johnreilly9748
4 жыл бұрын
@@barrettlewismitsi Ha! Not the 60s the process of getting the tunes out! Thanks ROCK ON!
@dr.johnpaladinshow9747
4 жыл бұрын
Actually, the process is even easier now. Home studios, digital processing, new analog converters... You can get an app & mix your song on your computer with the Abby Road Studio. But it was more fun back then.
@johnreilly9748
4 жыл бұрын
@@dr.johnpaladinshow9747 However getting it on the radio to mass audience was quicker. That is unless you have millions of followers on social media, obviously the smart phone is the ultimate instantaneous tool so I agree.
@benkleschinsky
4 жыл бұрын
Say what you want about home studios, it's not even close to having access to a label's gigantic studio and funds that so many kids had at their finger tips in the 1960's. Today record labels are controlled by only three giant corporations that don't care for local acts. Same thing happened to public radio that is no longer locally controlled.
@dr.johnpaladinshow9747
4 жыл бұрын
@@benkleschinsky True... true.
@tomcoryell
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve told this story before. My sister and brother and I were playing a board game and the radio was on in the background. A song came on the radio and I jumped up from the game and ran to stand by the radio and listen to the song. I had never heard anything so great! I asked my sister what the song was called and she said “Green Onions”. I think I was about 5 years old at the time. It is still one of my favorite songs. What great musicians!
@tomw9875
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Tom C. I'll tell my story again too!: I was about 5 when I was in the car with my dad when a song came on the radio that I REALLY liked. I asked my dad what the name of the song was and he said; "Green Onions". It has been a favorite song of mine ever since. And the older I get, the MORE I like this song.
@michaelcelani8325
4 жыл бұрын
Tom Coryell ..That song had the power then.......and has the Power Now !
@michaelcelani8325
4 жыл бұрын
Tom ...any relation to Larry Coryell the jazz guitarist ?
@tomcoryell
4 жыл бұрын
Michael Celani Hi Michael, I’m not sure. I haven’t really traced anything. I only know about as far back as my great great grandfather James Coryell and he was from Texas via Ohio/Kentucky. I bought a Larry Coryell album in about 1973 or 1974 and was just blown away. I think it had Alphonse Mouzon on it as well. I’ve played guitar for about 46 years now, but nowhere near as good as Larry Coryell.
@michaelcelani8325
4 жыл бұрын
@@tomcoryell Tom...thanks for answering..in 1975 I was living in New Hope Pa on the Delaware River and a buddy bought a 68 Pontiac Catalina in burgundy color....from Larry Coryell! He was living in Bucks County, which is north of Philly 35 miles. So close to Manhattan and Philly.
@chuckmadden2251
4 жыл бұрын
A simple time, when accidents could sell millions of records. Thanks Joe this is a keeper!
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you too Chuck... joe
@ThymeBottle
11 ай бұрын
In 1978, my grandmother gave me her 1968 Buick Riviera for my first car. She also gave me her favorite road song--"Green Onions"--which she said the dealer gave her for the 8-track in that car when she bought it. It was olive gold with a champagne-colored top, carpets, and damask seats; the padded dash was the same green as the exterior; big chrome wheels and bumpers rounded out the beautiful package. Before that, I was lucky to have heard the band play "Green Onions" and "Time is Tight" when they came to town to open for Creedence Clearwater Revival in the summer of 1970. This has been an enjoyable and informative interview about the making of an immortal classic, and I thank you two gentlemen for bringing it to us.
@rayl6901
4 жыл бұрын
One of, if not THE coolest keyboard oriented Blues songs of all time.
@robc.5745
4 жыл бұрын
It was good to hear the history behind this classic, As Steve Cropper is a classic himself.
@MrGavinspoppop
4 жыл бұрын
I love these stories that seem like it's just an accident but .... nothing important is an accident .. great tune .. played it back in the day ...
@randyrudd5594
4 жыл бұрын
God bless Steve Cropper. Every kid that picks up a guitar or loves R&B ought to be familiar with him. I love not only his pickin’, but his charisma, humor and attitude. Hope he’s around for a long time to come.
@billp3114
3 жыл бұрын
soul man
@Teabonesteak
4 жыл бұрын
Almost every hit song was never intended to be a hit.
@xhellabentx
4 жыл бұрын
But you dont understand understanding its all there we just have to get it out
@lovelessissimo
3 жыл бұрын
Not anymore...
@TheDizzleHawke
3 жыл бұрын
@@lovelessissimo beat me to it.
@bholaoates1542
4 жыл бұрын
Who else thought it was Donald "Duck" Dunn playing bass on this song all these years?
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Bhola.... Thanks for watching... Yes I too thought it was Duck until I sat down with Steve to do these interviews... Joe
@rickvia8435
4 жыл бұрын
I had to research to find that out. Blew my mind.
@sirjer73
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I knew he hadn't arrived with them yet
@derekec
4 жыл бұрын
I won't embarrass myself admitting that so I just clicked like 🤪
@harvey1954
4 жыл бұрын
And on the tune "Last Night" by the Mar-Keys Cropper only played organ and Duck was off fishing with his dad. Both were in the band at the time.
@sooz9433
4 жыл бұрын
The accidental monster hit!! I have 4 sons with ridiculous age differences. The oldest born in 1967 and the youngest in 1991... they all recognize Green Onions as soon as they hear the first couple of bars... this song is truly ageless!! Thanks to Booker T, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr. and Lewie Steinberg...🎼💚
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Susan... Joe
@sooz9433
4 жыл бұрын
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum I'm sorry I forgot to thank you for sharing this with us!🖤
@karenstanley964
Жыл бұрын
Amen 🙏🏻
@rogerbranton1752
4 жыл бұрын
What a great telling of a great story! If only hits came about organically like that, still. Radio would be so much better for it.
@ThomasMetal75
Жыл бұрын
Steve shows you how to get out there and promote your music and get it to the masses!
@judyoram999
4 жыл бұрын
Love these stories and remember the first time I heard green onions. Oh what a night that was over 50 yrs ago.
@ancientpelican
8 ай бұрын
He just sounds like he’d be a cool guy to hang out with.
@THE-HammerMan
4 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of how McCartney went for weeks playing this little thing with no song title or even lyrics yet. All he had was "Scrambled Eggs...". That morphed into "Yesterday". And just like "Green Onions", the rest is history.
@user-wp4zh6po3k
2 жыл бұрын
It's NO accident. PURE talent,
@mattkaustickomments
4 жыл бұрын
This is a song I can listen to a million times and it never runs out of cool. Thanks for posting this, Joe!
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you too Matt.... joe
@stevelawrie9115
4 жыл бұрын
A happy accident. They're often the best.
@Sticks-of-TNT-tf1tn
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joe for more of the great Steve Cropper. Another home run for you and The Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum! 🧨 For the Steve Cropper fans, here’s this; When asked about his guitar playing style in an older interview, Cropper responded; “They liked the way I played guitar. They like this kind of half country, half funky blues kind of style of guitar playing” We do also Steve. You were one of the very best. A legend‼️ P.S. Speaking of legends, here’s a link to the fantastic “My Back Pages” performance: kzitem.info/news/bejne/0317r4F5kKGTZoo I posted on the previous interview. It’s for Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert in the nineties for his Columbia record label at Madison Square Garden in New York City, which features a lineup of legendary guitar players (among others) including Steve Cropper, some of whom like George Harrison and Tom Petty have since passed on. You can see Steve in the second row behind the headliners. A big, hard to miss guy, with a resemblance to actor Steven Seagal back then, wearing a long-sleeved, silky black and white pattern shirt. Look for Cropper behind and to the right of Dylan @2:14. (At the start, look for Dylan walking in by himself, Kristofferson lugging a baby, and Mellencamp reaching for a smoke and other faces in the crowd headed inside just before concert showtime.)
@Sticks-of-TNT-tf1tn
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree Jeffrey. Hard to believe Cropper’s almost 80 yrs. old now. The kids today have no idea (sound like my father 😎) how great the talent was in the 2nd half of the 20th century. Thanks for your comment. 🧨
@BernieHollandMusic
2 жыл бұрын
When I was playing guitar in Van Morrison's band in 1989 we did a gig in Pistoia, small town near Florence in Italy. Having checked in at the hotel I went down to the bar for a drink and guess who was sitting there ! We had a great conversation, and Steve is the best storyteller I have ever met - and its mostly about others, rather than himself - Booker T & the MGs were support band that night - I said to Steve, I think they got that the wrong way round and he just laughed with that twinkle in his eye. And that evening they just brought the house down ! In 100 years time 'Green Onions' will still sound just as great as it did the day it was recorded - the happiest accident of all time - what an amazing story ! Thank you !
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your memories Bernie….. Joe
@gkprivate433
3 жыл бұрын
Green Onions. The epitome of a cool song. Any movie where a guy is confident, sure of himself, prepared, ready to handle any situation, etc. This is the song you play.
@pumpkinking5174
4 жыл бұрын
Green Onions is engrained in my musical DNA. That's Steve "The Colonel" Cropper. Another fine interview clip!
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks POI... Joe
@dillank3240
4 жыл бұрын
It's the coolest song ever recorded. Thank you so much Booker and Steve! My favourite song of all time.
@janesharp4341
Жыл бұрын
Green Onions is so cool, it needs to be defrosted. This tune makes me want to wear sunglasses at night.
@harvey1954
4 жыл бұрын
I talked to Billy Lee Riley once about this session. He claimed that they were doing music for a bank commercial. "Green Onions" was the backing music for the commercial. Billy Lee took a break and never came back to the session so the commercial was never complete. Duck Dunn wasn't on this tune. Lewie Steinberg was the bassist on this one.
@MURDOCK1500
3 жыл бұрын
About 8 years ago I went to see Steve Cropper and the Animals at our local little gig venue. The Holmfirth Picturedrome. Fantastic. Steve came out with all these stories and about playing with Ottis Redding, Dock of the Bay, etc. Then Steve played Green Onions and Time is tight and so on. The Animals played all their hits too. What a night I'll never forget. EDIT....Steve never mentioned The Blues Brothers film even once LOL!!!
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your memories Gee...Joe
@pneumatic00
3 жыл бұрын
It's so quaint (for want of a better word) to hear the story of how the musicians on the record had to get to their local bar gigs at night, sometimes hung out in the record stores, the engineer worked at the bank for his "day job" and how Steve could tag along with the promo guy driving his car around to various radio stations where they knew the DJs and the DJs were happy to get a visit from Mr. Promo with some new records for them to spin. It was really a complete ecosystem, from the birth of a song idea all the way to radio play and record sales; and compared to most things in the 50's, it could happen almost instantly. It's also kind of crazy that we know that a product can be created today and via the internet put on the market literally within hours...in the 50's where else could this happen but in rock 'n roll hits?
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 00 for you comments.... Best, Joe
@195511SM
4 жыл бұрын
It must have been around 1965, when my Cub Scout group visited a small local AM radio station....KPLS in Santa Rosa, CA. When we were about to leave....the DJ handed each of us 5 or 6 records. Old 45s, that I think he said the station was done with. The only two I can remember. in my stack....were one by Della Reese....& Green Onions . I recall playing disc jockey with my sister's phonograph after that.
@grgr2100
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite song of all time.
@louisewallsalvarez5064
2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the interview back in my younger days I always wondered where did the name green onions come from the greatest music I've ever listened to I really really enjoy it
@grimaceize
3 жыл бұрын
What a great interview with Steve... He's the kinda guy you would love to go to lunch with and just sit and listen to all the stories he could tell. A great talent and nothing phony about him. Thanks for posting this...
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Larry...Joe
@moabt.frican7163
4 жыл бұрын
Steve's a favorite of mine as far as blues guys go, he plays on a couple Roy Buchanan songs i love, including a different version of Green Onions that has Roy and Steve trading off soloing. If u like the original Green Onions but wished there was more guitar solo check it out, they were on fire on that one!
@DANTHETUBEMAN
4 жыл бұрын
Roy is my fave version of that song, the original is just as good though
@goosewhisperer6275
3 жыл бұрын
Such a nice, polite down-to-Earth guy, not to mention TALENTED! "Green Onions" is one of my all-time FAVORITE songs and has been since I was a little girl! I don't think I could EVER get tired of it! Thanks so much for sharing this. With all that's going on these days, we need to find ways to re-live better times, especially ones involving awesome music such as "Green Onions!"
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching G W…..Joe
@pmvoice88
4 жыл бұрын
This is a great story. Kinda funny to make an accidental hit like that. One of my all time favorites.
@dukecraig2402
4 жыл бұрын
I know a songwriter who's always said "The great one's write themselve's".
@pmvoice88
4 жыл бұрын
@@dukecraig2402 A lot of truth in that. The best songs I've written just fell out of the sky and landed in my lap.
@michaelcelani8325
4 жыл бұрын
Wow ! One of The great instrumentals of all time ! Broke some rules - But not sure which ones .. Can anyone help me ?
@juniorjohnson9509
4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelcelani8325 : Just the fact that it was a "rock" instrumental was a big part. I was only 7 when it came out on the radio, but I remember well the wide-eyed surprise impact that it had.
@michaelcelani8325
4 жыл бұрын
@@juniorjohnson9509 Junior yes...good point! It was early for an instrumental Then came the Ventures and all that Surf music with lots of instrumentals. The guitar part in Onions is unique...made up of short phrases that each stand alone without coneccting to each other, like in most lead guitar parts.An easily missed feature. And you were very young to hear how cool and unique that song was...Good ears !
@organfreak
3 жыл бұрын
He doesn't tell the part of the story that most of us organ players know. So I will. There was no B-3 in the studio, only its baby brother, an M-3 Hammond. M-3s sound good, but it's no B-3. They had no Leslie Speaker, either, but the M-3 has a little speaker down by the player's knees. Booker T held a mic BETWEEN HIS KNEES to record the organ for this record.
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing O F.... best, Joe
@KittraKittra
2 жыл бұрын
Just wonderful!
@efhs1970
4 жыл бұрын
Joe, If Steve is as down to earth and friendly as he always seems in your interviews, I easily see why he is so successful! He strikes me as someone that never met a stranger! Also, Green Onions is a song they will still be playing 100s of years from now, no doubt, timeless!💫
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
That’s just how Steve is... great guy... Joe
@tomw9875
4 жыл бұрын
Larry, Mr. Cropper is so humble; he only with GREAT reluctance accepts any credit for all the successes he was involved with. Hearing Steve talk about the promotions work he did is very enlightening also. It's not enough JUST to be a fantastic musician and/or songwriter; one needs to get out of the house and SELL. If you want to make a career out of this you need to WORK. Also to Larry's point; so many of these musicians with long productive careers seem like they were very easy to be in a band with. Having ample talent and working hard is not the only thing that makes a great career, your coworkers need to LIKE you as a person. To Joe's great credit; he has talent as an interviewer; maybe Joe just makes EVERYBODY he interviews seem like a great person! Thanks again Joe.
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
Tom... thank you... actually everyone I’ve interviewed has been very kind... at least to me but I think that’s really who they are with everyone. The best musicians are the ones most comfortable in their own skin so they are kind to everyone because they have nothing to hide. Best... Joe
@tomw9875
4 жыл бұрын
@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Well that is great to hear.
@OzziePete1
4 жыл бұрын
I met Mr. Cropper and Donald Dunn at the airport I worked at many years ago, when they were touring Australia in the Blues Brothers Band. Both gents were generous with their time and talking with fans. Steve's accent reminded me of Elvis..... and he KNEW Elvis... He's naturally a guy who you look up to.
@knk4ever83
4 жыл бұрын
The movie American Graffiti introduced me to some Green Onions.
@TheBillyKmusic
4 жыл бұрын
I first heard it on Al "Jazzbeaux" Collins' show on KSFO.......but American Graffiti re-kindled my interest in the song.
@boxingbull523
3 жыл бұрын
Sandlot for me
@RideAcrossTheRiver
3 жыл бұрын
John Fogerty and the Blues Brothers movie got me into Booker T. and the MGs.
@steveskouson9620
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheBillyKmusic KSFO, and for you San Jose listeners, KLIV. Story of my early life. steve
@kevinberger3501
4 жыл бұрын
Record a cool jam session, get your DJ buddy to play it, make some records, and then go around with a box of records selling them like from a lemonade stand. God, I wish the business was still like that.
@chopperdeath
Жыл бұрын
This is so much better than how music is made now. Yep.
@patrickostrom2762
4 жыл бұрын
Getting blue's into general am radio and average pop listeners to get into the Soul Stax vibe! And to hear Hammond organ other than church music wow! And Steve's tele,singing along ! You have to step back ,look back music of early 60s a change gonna come! Alot of leg work to get Green Onions to public hears!
@msh6865
4 жыл бұрын
Joe, can't thank you enough for posting these interviews. Priceless to hear the back stories and thoughts of the musicians who actually made the music we all love. Thanks again.
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
Hi 68.... thank you for watching... and that’s extremely nice of you to say... I enjoyed making them too. I never thought this was something I’d do in life but you never know do you! Best, Joe
@inafloor
4 жыл бұрын
My band, Glass, had the honor to open for Booker T & the MGs in a movie theater in Saugus or Newhall, CA in '67 or '68. Still have very fond memories of what a great time we had. Carl Belknap
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
Cool story Carl... thanks for sharing.., Joe
@johnpick8336
4 жыл бұрын
Those were incredible times for musicians !!!!
@michaelgeorge8671
3 жыл бұрын
Green Onions is the most played record of all time so it has been called.
@johndipinto4084
3 жыл бұрын
Great story! "Green Onions" was one the first records to turn me on to R & B when I was a kid. I remember the first time I heard it on the radio it really made me sit up and listen - I'd never heard anything like it (my parents listened to Tony Bennett and Andy Williams, and my sister liked Broadway show albums). The sound of it was so unique. I remember having the same reaction to James Brown's "Night Train" which was out around the same time. Both records still sound great to this day.
@RickMason-yj7pv
4 жыл бұрын
Now check out Booker T's Hang Them High. Steve Cropper does some great lead work on the ending. Made me want to learn to play. Still at it 50+ years later.
@bradjohnson9671
4 жыл бұрын
This was one of the BEST interviews I've ever seen. Fantastic back story. Steve Cropper has always been a favorite.. I might have a t-shirt made up that just has the old Volt logo and 102 below it. Only true Blues music geeks will get it...
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brad... Joe
@AllisonHaefner-i4f
6 ай бұрын
This is so awesome! Thanx!
@ghostownaproach
4 жыл бұрын
The instant available musician to audience is what is gone. Too much phoney processing and millions of middlemen ruining music.
@dogbarbill
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, what an amazing piece of music history, told by the man who was THE one that made it a big hit. Released in Sept '62, I was almost 8 years old and starting 3rd Grade.
@floatingdoor
3 жыл бұрын
Such a great track.
@TomKirkman1
4 жыл бұрын
Back when the musicians also made and hand distributed the records. Never going to happen again.
@altdelet3778
4 жыл бұрын
There’s good rock n roll still around, it’s just not on the radio.
@wadestanton
4 жыл бұрын
Musicians have never stopped doing that.
@nelsonhibbert5267
3 жыл бұрын
Always thought it was an instrumental cover of Sonny Boy Williamsons "Help Me", glad to know the real story behind it.
@superreverbking
4 жыл бұрын
Great story by a legend! Thanks for putting out the video. I'd love to hear Steve get into his gear from those days in a deeper way (his Tele's, amps used, etc.)
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
4 жыл бұрын
Super... thanks for watching... there is another interview already on our Channel I shot with Steve in 2019 where he talks all about his gear... Look for Musicians Hall of Fame backstage Steve Cropper “why I play a telecaster” Should answer most of your questions... Joe
@Macca1000001
4 жыл бұрын
I saw the Stones in London in '95, and I'll always remember "Green Onions" blasting away from the speakers before the show started. Mick, Keef, Charlie and Ronnie know how to get a party going!
@normanperkel139
4 жыл бұрын
Great story from a legendary musician...
@reverendayglow
4 жыл бұрын
I'd heard it before, but I first REALLY heard Green Onions on the soundtrack to the movie Quadrophenia.
@01sapphireGTS
4 жыл бұрын
I got to meet Mr. Lewie Steinberg and do a full setup on one of his bass guitars near the end of his life. He was a very nice, humble man.
@sandburgmartin7947
4 жыл бұрын
When I play my last song and one song's all that's left, if that song's Green Onions, remind me to play it in F.
@mickdestiny6542
4 жыл бұрын
What a story. Incredible..
@AprilW-ls6bd
8 ай бұрын
I love this historical story !
@ralphdye451
3 жыл бұрын
Green Onions, you just never know when you will change music... and life.
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Ralph..... Joe
@gregorykrug8034
4 жыл бұрын
I remember trying to explain "Green Onions" to a friend many years ago while we were waiting to see a Bruce Lee biopic. In the first few minutes of the movie, "Green Onions" was playing during a fight scene. Great timing and a great song. (My friend instantly recognized the song.)
@robertwilliams450
4 жыл бұрын
I ride motorcycles and as a biker I think every bike needs a theme song. It's a song that suits the bikers taste or riding style. Green onions is my theme song. It suits my laid back style of riding and the old saying of "it's not the destination it's the journey"😁
@excidedous
4 жыл бұрын
Steve Cropper! The Leon of Motown! We close our show with Green Onions.
@buxtra
4 жыл бұрын
The stars in this man's eyes will twinkle for ever!
@trevorowen6564
3 жыл бұрын
These videos are great Joe!
@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Trevor... Joe
@glenkepic3208
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing is right !!! I love how it was used in American Graffiti..."""...Paradise Road". One of my all time favorite movie scenes .
@tomw9875
4 жыл бұрын
I too remember hearing Green Onions at the end of American Graffiti when I watched it for the first time on tv when I was a kid.
@glenkepic3208
4 жыл бұрын
@@tomw9875 Thanks. A classic bit of film. That bit is here. Just type Paradise Road.
@pgh1all1
4 жыл бұрын
Dead on! Went to see that movie at the drive in,I'm thinking "73" was the year. You couldn't have ended that race scene with a better song. Outstanding!!
@valerieberesford1407
3 жыл бұрын
What an amazing thing.
@MARKETMAN6789
4 жыл бұрын
Well told story seems a nice man
@johndrowe5281
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! I was fortunate enough to meet him and hear his storytelling abilities back in the 80s and he was so… Cool… There is no other word for him: well, Astonishing guitarist, lauded father, massively loved musician… Cool.
@normdeplume6492
4 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many movies and TV shows this song has been used in.
@johndipinto4084
3 жыл бұрын
Probably not as many as Aretha Franklin's "Respect", but I bet it's close. :)
@danielgabalski2312
4 жыл бұрын
Love these kinds of stories. Oh just messing around warming up and bam!
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