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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
Melting Pot (Album Version)
The Very Best Of Booker T. & The MG's
- 3
Summertime
Definitive Soul: Booker T. & The M.G.'s
- 4
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
Iconic Performances from the Monterey International Pop Festival
- 5
Chicken Pox
Melting Pot
- 6
Hip Hug-Her
Hip Hug-Her
- 7
No Matter What Shape
And Now!
- 8
Children, Don't Get Weary (Instrumental)
Private Numbers
- 9
Mo' Onions
Stax Classics
- 10
La La Means I Love You
Soul Limbo
