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Lewie Polk Steinberg (September 13, 1933 – July 21, 2016) was an American musician best known as the original bass guitar player for the soul music group Booker T. & the M.G.'s.
Jul 24, 2016 · Lewis “Lewie” Steinberg, Booker T. & the M.G.’s original bassist who played on the soul group’s classic 1962 instrumental “Green Onions,” died Thursday following a battle with cancer, Memphis’...
Jul 23, 2016 · Lewie Steinberg, the original bass player of soul legends Booker T. & the M.G.'s, died on Thursday (July 21) of cancer. He was 82.
Jul 25, 2016 · Booker T And The MGs’ original bassist Lewie Steinberg has died aged 82, the Stax Museum has confirmed. The late musician joined iconic blues label Stax Records in 1961 for bass duties with the studio’s session band, the Mar-Keys.
- Christina O'neill
In summer 1962, 17-year-old keyboardist Booker T. Jones, 20-year-old guitarist Steve Cropper, and two seasoned players, bassist Lewie Steinberg and drummer Al Jackson Jr. (the latter making his debut with the company) were in the Memphis studio to back the former Sun Records star Billy Lee Riley. During downtime, the four started playing around ...
Jul 21, 2016 · Mr. Steinberg was the original bass player in the MGs, and it's his thick bass lines that anchor 'Green Onions,' one of the most famous rock instrumentals ever recorded.
Lewis (Lewie) Steinberg (born September 13, 1933, Memphis, Tennessee - died July 22, 2016) was an American musician. He was the bass player for Booker T & The MG's and was a co-composer of their big hit "Green Onions". Was later replaced by Donald "Duck" Dunn.
