Booker T & The MGs

[tpj1965]

Booker T. & the MGs is a soul band, most prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. They are most commonly associated with Stax Records and are often placed in the subgenre of Memphis soul. They are probably best known for their 1962 hit instrumental Green Onions and for being the house band for many Stax/Volt performers. As originators of the unique Stax sound, the group was one of the most prolific, respected, and imitated of their era. By the mid-1960s, bands on both sides of the Atlantic were trying to sound like Booker T. & the MGs.

Core members of the group include Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Donald "Duck" Dunn or Lewie Steinberg (bass), and Al Jackson Jr. (drums). Isaac Hayes, Carson Whitsett, and Willie Hall have also been part of the group.

In 1977, Cropper and Dunn famously became part of The Blues Brothers Band producing a number one album Briefcase Full of Blues, and in 1980 were featured in the very successful, now considered classic movie starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. They reprised their roles in Blues Brothers 2000.

Green Onions

"Time is Tight" (Live 1970)

"Hang 'Em High"

[DudeAsInCool]

[Redneck4sure]

Time is Tight and Green Onions are my 2 favorite tracks by them but I have a few dozen more.

[DudeAsInCool]

Time is Tight and Green Onions are my 2 favorite tracks by them but I have a few dozen more.

I imagine 'quite a few'

[sideshow bob]

Their version of Twist and Shout from the Green onions album was excellent.

Also like Soul dressing.

[Redneck4sure]

I imagine 'quite a few'

True.

I could tell you how many but I'd have wait over 5 minutes for the search to complete running through all the hard drives.

Organization: NOT my best feature! :happy:

[DudeAsInCool]

Here is an NPR interview with Steve Cropper

[Matt Rendo]

I just listened to "Hang 'Em High" and I must say, that was damn good.

Something that could be used in a video game or movie. Good groove.