Steve Cropper to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Cropper fans. Speculation had been rife that Blues Brothers guitarist is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 83, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 13/08/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a guitarist isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a guitarist just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouSteve
For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouSteve was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Steve Cropper was unlike any other guitarist we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouSteve”
— @universalObserver, 12 Aug 2025
“I thought Steve Cropper retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 12 Aug 2025
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