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Stephanie Anne Johnson resets the soul with music

Stephanie Anne Johnson has opened for The Indigo Girls, Macy Gray, Mavis Staples, Taj Mahal, Robert Cray, The Blind Boys... Read Story ...
Steve Earle, Joy Oladokun, Questlove, Melt, Cautious Clay, and Mimi Naja played at Backline's launch party for their B-LINE ...
On Jan. 22, 1973, in its historic Roe vs. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state bans and made abortion legal.
Widespread Panic made their glorious return to the Hard Rock Hotel in Riveria Maya, Mexico for their 13th annual Panic en la Playa destination event. This year, Panic is without Jimmy Herring, who ...
Proceeds supported Bonamassa's non-profit Keeping the Blues Alive, providing scholarships and resources to music students and ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Nick Nersesov At one point in our conversation with Steve Morse he pauses in awe at the ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steve Cropper, a storied guitarist, songwriter and producer who helped define the Southern soul sound at legendary Memphis music label Stax Records, died on Wednesday in Nashville, ...
Steven Edwin Johnson, 81, passed away on December 1, 2025. Born on September 14, 1944, in Worcester, Massachusetts, Steve was the son of Swedish immigrants, the late Alfhild (Blahd) Johnson and John ...
Steve Cropper, who died Wednesday at 84, is not a household name, but the music he made is some of the most familiar in American pop. The twanging guitar line that opens Sam & Dave’s “Soul Man”—that’s ...
The rocker also co-wrote classic songs like Otis Redding's "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, ...
Booker T & the MG's guitarist Steve Cropper passed away on December 3, 2025, at the age of 84. The talented musician was a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee who performed onstage with B.B. King, Otis ...
Guitarist, songwriter and producer Steve Cropper has died. The musician helped to define what became known as the Memphis Sound as a member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, the house band at Stax Record ...