Complex sentence: After Cropper left the band in 1961, soon followed by Dunn, Axton became the effective leader of the Mar-Keys before leaving in 1965 to live in Los Angeles, reportedly after a series of disagreements with Jim Stewart.
Split into simpler sentences: After Cropper left the band in 1961, soon followed by Dunn, Axton became the effective leader of the Mar-Keys. He left in 1965 to live in Los Angeles, reportedly after a series of disagreements with Jim Stewart.