Iconic Rock Guitarist Steve Cropper's "DEDICATED"—A Tribute to The 5 Royales w/ Special Guests Lucinda Williams, Sharon Jones, Brian May, Steve Winwood, Bettye Lavette, BB King, Delbert McClinton, John Popper and More Available Tomorrow

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011: /PRNewswire/ -- Steve Cropper, the Grammy-nominated, Rock Hall of Fame guitarist who has played with Booker T. and the MG's as well as Otis Redding and Carla Thomas during the Stax era, is set for the release of his 429 Records debut project, "DEDICATED"— a heartfelt tribute to fellow guitarist Lowman "Pete" Pauling and his pioneering R&B group The 5 Royales. A legendary and influential musician in his own right, Cropper pays homage to the group that broke musical ground and shaped his own distinctive musical voice. The album has steadily built an outstanding buzz from the stellar media attention that has run, such as Mojo Magazine (4 stars), Billboard and The Huffington Post with much more to come including an upcoming interview on NPR's Weekend Edition, reviews in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Stereophile, Uncut and many more. DEDICATED will be released on 429 Records on August 9th—see retail links below. In addition, on Sunday, August 14, Steve Cropper and his band will perform at Lincoln Center with special guests including Bettye LaVette.

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Produced by Cropper and Jon Tiven (Wilson Pickett), they put together a session player dream team consisting of David Hood (bass), Spooner Oldham (piano/electric piano, organ), Steve Ferrone (drums), Steve Jordan (drums, percussion), Neal Sugarman (from the Dap Kings) and Tiven himself (saxophones). As word got out about the project, A-list guests signed on to contribute their talents such as Lucinda Williams, Brian May, Sharon Jones, Steve Winwood, John Popper, BB King, Bettye LaVette, Delbert McClinton, Buddy Miller, Shemekia Copeland and others. Even Jay  Z and Kanye West pay tribute by using the Cropper-composed sample from Otis Redding's "Try A Little Tenderness" on their smash hit collaboration "Otis."

Says Cropper: "Part of getting older and still being able to play and all of that---at a certain point it becomes about educating the next generation. I've already had four or five careers and I'm lucky to be alive. If I can educate these young ears as to where the music started, because they're always asking, and if I can get them interested in The 5 Royales I've done something."

DEDICATED Track Listing:

1. 30 Second Lover (w/ Steve Winwood)
2. Don't Be Ashamed (w/ Bettye LaVette & Willie Jones)
3. Baby Don't Do It (w/ BB King & Shemekia Copeland)
4. Dedicated To The One I Love (w/ Lucinda Williams & Dan Penn)
5. My Sugar Sugar (w/ John Popper)
6. Right Around The Corner (w/ Delbert McClinton)
7. Help Me Somebody (Instrumental)
8. I Do (w/ Brian May)
9. Messin' Up (w/Sharon Jones)
10. Say It (w/ Bettye LaVette)
11. The Slummer The Slum (w/ Buddy Miller)
12. Someone Made You For Me (w/Dan Penn)
13. Think (instrumental)
14. Come On And Save Me (Dylan Leblanc and Sharon Jones)
15. When I Get Like This (w/ Lucinda Williams)

For more information visit: http://www.429records.com/sites/429records/429details/d_stevecropper.asp

iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/dedicated-a-salute-to-the/id436540381

Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZQBP0O/ref=s9_simh_gw_p15_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1CNBQVZ1XGK6ZHAD87SF&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

429 Records is a unit of The Savoy Label Group (SLG). SLG is the North American based division of Nippon Columbia the oldest music company in Japan. The Savoy Label Group has evolved into a Grammy Award winning and chart topping independent music company consistently outperforming competitors in key music categories as monitored by Billboard Magazine. The Savoy Label Group is led by Steve Vining and is based in Los Angeles, CA.

SOURCE 429 Records