As the house guitarist at Stax Records, a founding member of Booker T & The MGs, and a co-writer of Otis Redding's 'The Dock of the Bay, ' Steve Cropper has played an essential role in the story of soul music. The Colonel is Steve's comprehensive autobiography, featuring unmissable anecdotes from his early life on a Missouri farm before his move to Memphis; his time in the Mar-Keys, the MGs, and the Blues Brothers; and his recent musical achievements.