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14. Nov. 2013 · Shortly thereafter Cropper and Dunn joined Levon Helm’s RCO All-Stars and then received a call from John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd which resulted in the formation of the Blues Brothers Band.
Personnel. Levon Helm – vocals. Dan Ferguson, Jimmy Johnson, Larry Byrom – guitar. Steve Cropper – guitar, percussion. David Hood, Scott Edwards – bass. Barry Beckett, Randy McCormick – keyboards. Roger Hawkins, Willie Hall – drums. Lou Marini – tenor and alto saxophone. Alan Rubin – trumpet. Tom Malone – trombone, horn arrangements.
Jackson, whom Cropper called "the greatest drummer to ever walk the Earth," was murdered in his Memphis home before the group could make their comeback. In 1978, Cropper and Dunn became members of Levon Helm 's RCO All-Stars and then went on to figure prominently in the Blues Brothers Band with drummer Willie Hall.
With the breakup of the Band in its original form, Helm began working on a solo-ensemble album, Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars, with Paul Butterfield, Fred Carter, Jr., Emmeretta Marks, Howard Johnson, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T. Jones, and others.
25. Mai 2024 · Steve Cropper: (laughing) Well, there's a lot of history behind that situation, I'll try to make it quick, it's a good story. We had been friends with Levon Helm for a long time and I don't know if there's very many people out there that remember when the Band did their concert called The Last Waltz ...
Noch in den 70er-Jahren nahm Helm mit seinen "RCO All Stars", zu denen unter anderen New-Orleans-Legende Dr. John und der Soul-Gitarrist Steve Cropper gehörten, eine Solo-Karriere in Angriff.
In 1978, Cropper and Dunn became members of Levon Helm's RCO All-Stars. Cropper and Dunn would also become part of the Blues Brothers Band. The Blues Brothers would feature in two albums and two films. Cropper would live in Los Angeles for the next 13 years.
