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Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. (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.
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.
Booker T. Jones ist ein US-amerikanischer Songwriter, Produzent und Multiinstrumentalist. Er wurde als Frontmann der Band Booker T. & the M.G.’s bekannt.
LOS ANGELES — Blocks from the ocean-misted mountain views of Venice Beach, Booker T. Jones was hard at work on a late-summer afternoon. The 74-year-old musician, dressed in a black baseball...
9. Mai 2011 · Hammond-Legende Booker T. Jones im Interview über den Soul-Sound der Sechziger, die Konkurrenz zwischen Stax und Motown und eine Europa-Reise, die sein Leben verändert hat.
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.
5. Aug. 2011 · Booker T. Jones, leader of the celebrated 1960s soul group Booker T. & the MG’s, went nearly three decades without a solo record. Now, he’s delivered two in the last three years.
