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Leben. Jones spielte als Kind Oboe, Saxophon, Posaune und Piano in der Schule. Im Alter von 16 Jahren spielte er für Satellite Records Baritonsaxophon.In dieser Zeit lernte er Steve Cropper kennen, der Bandmitglied bei Booker T. & the M.G.’s wurde, als diese sich 1962 formierten. Während der Highschoolzeit schrieb Jones den Hit Green Onions.
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 ...
25 de oct. de 2019 · Jones' band, Booker T. & the MG's, composed the instrumental classic, "Green Onions," and played background to Otis Redding. His new memoir is Time is Tight. Originally broadcast March 26, 2007.
21 de oct. de 2019 · Booker T. Jones, Soul’s Ultimate Sideman, Takes the Lead at Last October 21, 2019; Booker Tops USA Today’s 100 Absolute Best Songs in History May 30, 2019; Booker T. Celebrates 50th Anniversary of STAX/Volt Tour September 2, 2017; Booker T. Stax Revue October 18, 2016; ROLLING STONE: ‘Sound the Alarm’ Album Premier! June 18, 2013
17 de oct. de 2019 · Oct. 17, 2019. 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 ...
1 de dic. de 2019 · GONYEA: Now Booker T. Jones has written a memoir. It's called "Time Is Tight: My Life Note By Note." In it, he revisits his days at Stax Records in Memphis and the tensions that came from being in ...
Booker T. Jones. Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, arranger and producer, born 12 November 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee. Founding member of Stax ' in-house band Booker T & The MG's in 1962. He left Booker T & The MG's and the label in 1970, to embark on a career as a producer and solo artist. Father of Booker T. Jones III and Liv Jones.
