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AI Summary
- Steve Cropper, guitarist and songwriter who helped create the Memphis soul sound for Stax Records, died at age 84
- Cropper spoke in 1990 about becoming part of the house rhythm section and co-writing hits for Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett
- Episode also remembers celebrated playwright Tom Stoppard, who died at 88; includes tributes to jazz organist Jimmy Smith and review of 'The Secret Agent'