Seasonal aromas lured me into the Eiteljorg Museum Store even before I stepped across the entryway to the check-in desk.

Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” ...

The statue — 11 feet tall and weighing 3,500 pounds — is drawing fans after an initiative that was about 15 years in the making.