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Booker T. & the M.G.'s were an American instrumental, R&B, and jazz band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1962. The band helped shape the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul. The original members of the group were Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass), and Al Jackson Jr. (drums). In the 1960s, as members of the Mar-Keys, the rotating slate of musicians that served as the house band of Stax Records, they played on hundreds of recordings by artists including Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, and Albert King. They also released instrumental records under their own name, including the 1962 hit single "Green Onions". As originators of the unique Stax sound, the group was one of the most prolific, respected, and imitated of its era.
Top Tracks
- 1
Green Onions
Stax Classics
- 2
Summertime
Definitive Soul: Booker T. & The M.G.'s
- 3
Time Is Tight
The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971
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Children, Don't Get Weary (Instrumental)
Private Numbers
- 5
Melting Pot (Album Version)
The Very Best Of Booker T. & The MG's
- 6
A Change Is Gonna Come
The Essential Sananda Maitreya !
- 7
Hip Hug-Her
Hip Hug-Her
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Home Grown
Definitive Soul: Booker T. & The M.G.'s
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Soul Limbo
Soul Limbo
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Booker-Loo
Live at the Monterey International Pop Festival
