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  1. Booker T. & the M.G.'s were an American instrumental R&B / funk band that was influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul. The original members of the group were Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass), and Al Jackson Jr. (drums).

    • Booker T. Jones

      Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an...

    • Steve Cropper

      Steven Lee Cropper (born October 21, 1941), sometimes known...

    • Lewie Steinberg

      He joined Booker T. & the MG's in 1962. He was featured on...

    • Dunn

      Donald "Duck" Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) was an...

    • Green Onions

      "Green Onions" is an instrumental composition recorded in...

    • Soul Dressing

      Soul Dressing is the second album by the Southern soul band...

  2. Booker T & The MG's. American instrumental rhythm & blues and soul combo, formed 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee. Best remembered as the in-house backing band of the Stax record label. The band’s name is a combination of organist Booker T. Jones 's first names and the acronym for “Memphis Group”, MG.

  3. Oct 4, 2021 · Booker T. & The MGs (the Memphis Group), a biracial jazz ensemble, was formed in 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee. The group’s original members were Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), born December 11, 1944; Lewie Steinberg (bass), born September 13, 1933; Al Jackson, Jr. (percussions), born November 27, 1935; and bassist Donald Dunn, born November 24 ...

  4. Performers. The groovy forefathers of Southern soul. With their interracial lineup and experience playing with such icons as Otis Redding, the Staple Singers and Aretha Franklin, Book T and the M.G.’s have made history in more ways than one. Al Jackson Jr. Booker T. Jones. Donald 'Duck' Dunn. Lewis Steinberg. Steve Cropper.

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  6. Green Onions is the debut album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released on Stax Records in October 1962. It reached number 33 on the pop album chart in the month of its release. The title single was a worldwide hit and has been covered by dozens of artists, including the Blues Brothers and Roy Buchanan (both with Steve Cropper on guitar), as well ...

  7. 2.54K subscribers. Booker T. & the M.G.'s were an American instrumental R&B/funk band that was influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul. The original members...

  8. As the house band at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, Booker T. & the MG’s may have been the single greatest factor in the lasting value of that label’s soul music, not to mention Southern soul as a whole. Their tight, impeccable grooves could be heard on classic hits by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Carla Thomas, Albert King, and Sam ...

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