Phil Upchurch and Steve Cropper had plenty in common.

Each man was legendary with a guitar in his hand, and if you want to see something really special pull up Upchurch and Booker T & the M.G.’s performance of “Love and Peace” on YouTube and you can see them playing together on the same song.

Both men turned 84 this year, but sadly both men have died within days of one another leaving a hole in the heart of the music industry.

Upchurch died on Nov. 23 according to Variety . Cropper died on Dec. 3.

A cause of death has not been reported for either of the men, but Cropper’s longtime friend, Eddie Gore, told the Associated Press that he was with the musician on Tuesday at a rehab center where he had been working to recover following a recent fall.

In the wake of the loss of the two i

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