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Genres. Soul, R&B, Memphis soul. Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument (s) Bass guitar. Lewie Polk Steinberg [a] (September 13, 1933 – July 21, 2016) [2] 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,...
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. The news comes via the Memphis Commercial Appeal, who note...
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.
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Jul 24, 2016 · Respected session musician LEWIS (Lewie) STEINBERG died on Thursday 21st July in Memphis. He was 82 and had been battling cancer for some years. In soul circles, Lewie is best remembered for playing bas on Booker T and the MGs’ ‘Green Onions’.
Jul 22, 2016 · Lewie Steinberg, the original bass player for Booker T. & The MGs, has died in Memphis. Lewis was 82 years old and battling cancer in recent years. Steinberg was an MG for Booker T from 1962 to...
Feb 24, 2023 · Bassist Lewis “Lewie” Steinberg gave the tune the title Funky Onions, but Estelle Axton, thought “funky” sounded like a cuss word, so the as-yet-unnamed band settled on Green Onions.
