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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. [2] Biography.
No living musician is more closely associated than Booker T. Jones with Memphis, the Mississippi River city that fostered a world-changing generation of blues, gospel and soul music five...
Booker T. Jones (Memphis, Tennessee, 12 de noviembre de 1944) es un compositor, multiintrumentalista, letrista, productor y arreglista estadounidense, mejor conocido por ser el fundador y líder del grupo estadounidense Booker T. & the M.G.'s, popular a inicios de los años sesenta.
26 de mar. de 2007 · Booker T. Jones: A Life in Music. With his band the MGs, Booker T. Jones created the classic instrumental "Green Onions." But they were also the studio band for Stax Records, making music with soul artists such as Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Wilson Pickett. A new two-CD box set features Stax highlights and Booker T. is now back on tour. 42:57.
Two members of the MG’s, Jackson and Dunn, are no longer with us, but the quartet continues to inspire—just ask the Blues Brothers, Neil Young and so many others. Watch Booker T. and the MG’s perform “Green Onions” live. Booker T. Jones was born November 12, 1944. We spoke with him on two occasions, in 2011 and 2013.
25 de oct. de 2019 · Booker T. Jones Reflects On His Life in Music. 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. 29:00.
The Road from Memphis is the ninth studio album by Booker T. Jones, released in May 2011 through the record label ANTI. On the album, Booker T. is backed by hip–hop band the Roots. The album reached a peak position of number 85 on the Billboard 200 and received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
