Steve Cropper, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist who helped form the “Memphis soul” sound on Stax Records recordings by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Booker T & the MG.s, died on Wednesday.

Steve Cropper, the legendary guitarist with Booker T and the MGs, has died at the age of 84.

Cropper was best known as the guitarist in Booker T & the MG’s, who were widely considered one of the best backing bands in soul music.