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21. Dez. 2023 · Booker T. & the M.G.'s defined Southern soul as the Stax Records house band (playing on classics by such artists as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave and Wilson Pickett, among others) and as hitmakers in their own right. IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT, the instrumental quartet's fourth studio set, is an enjoyable romp through a dozen seasonal standards including Billboard-charting single “Jingle Bells ...
Booker T. and the M.G.'s est un groupe américain de musique soul instrumental, connaissant son apogée dans les années 1960 et 1970. Orchestre « maison » du label Stax , il a accompagné pratiquement toutes les vedettes de ce label, en particulier Otis Redding , et a connu le succès grâce au titre Green Onions [ 1 ] .
Booker T. & the M.G.'s is een instrumentale soulband, vooral populair in de jaren zestig en zeventig. De band wordt vaak in het subgenre Memphis soul geplaatst. De bandleden werkten als sessiemuzikanten voor Stax Records en speelden tussen 1963 en 1968 op meer dan 500 albums van Stax Records, waaronder albums van Otis Redding , Eddie Floyd , Johnnie Taylor , Rufus Thomas en Carla Thomas .
Formed in 1962 in memphis, tennessee, Booker T and the MG's ("MG" officially stood for "Memphis Group") would make their way into history as one of the most important soul outfits in the history of music. They were indispensable as the house band for stax records, backing up many rising artists (Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Albert King, and many others), but it was the MG's themselves that put ...
4. White Christmas 5. The Christmas Song 6. Silver Bells 7. Merry Christmas Baby 8. Blue Christmas 9. Sweet Little Jesus Boy 10. Silent Night 11. We Three Kings 12. Wish You a Merry Christmas. Steve Cropper – guitar Booker T. Jones – organ, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards Donald “Duck” Dunn – electric bass Al Jackson, Jr. – drums ...
7. Dez. 2006 · This legendary rhythm & blues combo spreads the spirit of the season in much the same way it did its many chart- toppers--with a greasy backbeat and a heaping helping of cool keyboards courtesy of Booker T himself. Originally issued in 1966, this disc lets the MGs strut through deftly arranged versions of Christmas standards like "Winter Wonderland" and "Silver Bells" with sass, class, and ...
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6. Aug. 2021 · Booker T. & the M.G.’s set the gold standard and were widely recognized for their impact throughout the decades. In 2007, they were presented with the GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award, while they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2019.
