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Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. [1] (born November 12, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Green Onions 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Green Vinyl Signed by Booker May 30, 2024; Booker T. Jones, Soul’s Ultimate Sideman, Takes the Lead at Last October 21, 2019; Booker Tops USA Today’s 100 Absolute Best Songs in History May 30, 2019; Booker T. Celebrates 50th Anniversary of STAX/Volt Tour September 2, 2017; Booker T. Stax Revue ...
Jones' band, Booker T. & the MG's, composed the instrumental classic, "Green Onions," and played background to Otis Redding. His new memoir is Time is Tight. Originally broadcast March 26, 2007.
May 30, 2024 · Preorder the new book by Booker T. Jones, the leader of the Stax Records house band and architect of the Memphis soul sound. Learn about his life, career, and collaborations with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and more.
Jones' name is synonymous with the Hammond B3 organ. At 17, he recorded the instrument's anthem, "Green Onions," with his band Booker T and The MG's. Watch h...
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Oct 17, 2019 · Oct. 17, 2019. LOS ANGELES — Blocks from the ocean-misted mountain views of Venice Beach, Booker T. Jones was hard at work on a late-summer afternoon. The 74-year-old musician, dressed in a ...
Booker T. & the M.G.'s formed as the house band of Stax Records, providing backing music for numerous singers, including Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. 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 ...
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