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Booker T. Jones. Bassgitarre. Lewie Steinberg. Schlagzeug. Al Jackson, Jr. Bassgitarre. Donald Dunn. Booker T. & the M.G.’s war eine US-amerikanische Soul - und R&B -Band, die durch ihre Instrumentalhits Anfang der 1960er Jahre bekannt wurde, aber auch als Sessionband für viele Interpreten des unabhängigen Plattenlabels Stax Records fungierte.
Booker T. & the M.G.'s formed as the house band of Stax Records, providing backing music for numerous singers, including Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. In summer 1962, 17-year-old keyboardist Booker T. Jones, 20-year-old guitarist Steve Cropper, and two seasoned players, bassist Lewie Steinberg and drummer Al Jackson Jr. (the latter making his debut with the company) were in the Memphis ...
2. Feb. 2011 · Booker T. & The MG's opened this Creedence Clearwater Revival concert at the Oakland Coliseum, 1/31/70. Seen offstage are John Fogerty, Doug Clifford (w/bea...
Best remembered as the in-house backing band of the Stax record label. The band’s name is a combination of organist Booker T. Jones 's first names and the acronym for “Memphis Group”, MG. Other members were Al Jackson Jr. (drums), Steve Cropper (guitar), and Lewis Steinberg (bass guitar) who was replaced by Donald "Duck" Dunn in 1963.
You're listening to the official audio for Booker T. & The MGs' "Green Onions" from the album 'Green Onions' (1962). The iconic instrumental R&B hit from 19...
13. März 2024 · Grammy Award (1994) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1992) Booker T. and the MG’s, American band that was among the finest instrumental ensembles in soul music in the 1960s. The original members were organist Booker T. Jones (b. November 12, 1944, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.), drummer Al Jackson, Jr. (b. November 27, 1935, Memphis—d.
HALL OF FAME ESSAY. Booker T. & the MG’s grew out of a pair of boyhood friendships in Memphis. Guitarist Steve Cropper (born October 21,1942) and bassist Donald “Duck” Dunn (born November 24, 1941) attended Messick High School and played together in an all-white R&B band called the Royal Spades. On the other side of town, drummer Al ...
