cropper

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They have been held since in Baghdad's al-Karkh prison, once a US Army detention centre known as Camp Cropper, which is part of Baghdad airport's complex that has been subjected to repeated strikes.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

As well as a guitarist, Cropper was a prolific songwriter, and in addition to Dock of the Bay and In the Midnight Hour, he co-wrote Eddie Floyd's Knock on Wood.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Named the second-best guitarist of all time by British music magazine Mojo in 1996, Cropper began working at Stax Records in 1961 at the age of 20.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Meanwhile, a fault line was deepening between Cropper and the rest of Weezer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

He was a strong and gifted athlete, charming, smart, and immensely good-looking–"handsome almost to a fault," in the description of William H. Cropper, "an Adonis" in the words of another admirer.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson