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Booker T. Jones
Booker T. was born in Memphis, TN, on 12 November 1944. He was a prodigy, playing
the oboe, saxophone, trombone, bass, and piano at school and organ at church. Jones's first
entry into professional music came at age sixteen, when he played baritone saxophone on
Satellite (soon to be Stax) Records' first hit "Cause I Love You".
While hanging around the Satellite Record Shop, Jones met record clerk Steve Cropper, who would become one of the MGs when the group formed in 1962. Besides Jones on organ and Cropper on guitar, Booker T. and the MGs featured Lewie Steinberg on bass guitar and Al Jackson, Jr. on drums (Donald "Duck" Dunn eventually replacing Steinberg). While still in high school, Jones co-wrote the group's classic instrumental "Green Onions", which was a massive hit in 1962. Over the next few years, Jones divided his time between studying music and playing with the MGs on the weekends. In 1970, Jones moved to California and stopped playing sessions for Stax. Jones was married to Priscilla Coolidge in 1969. Jones produced Priscilla's 1st album "Gypsy Queen" in 1970, then the pair collaborated as a duo on 3 albums. Making the charts as a solo artist in 1981 with "I Want You," he produced an album by Rita Coolidge. Jones has also added his trademark keyboard playing to artists ranging in genre from the R&B/pop/blues of Ray Charles to the folk rock/country rock of Neil Young. In 1985, Booker married Nanine Warhurst. In 1995, Booker T. & the MG's won their first Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for the song "Cruisin'". Jones was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and was honored with a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2007. In 2007, Jones was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. In 2009, he released a new solo album, Potato Hole, featuring Neil Young. In 2011, Jones released "The Road from Memphis". This album won at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Jones holds a total of 4 Grammy Awards. He received an honorary doctorate degree from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. from Wikipedia |
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Green Onions Stax S701 released 1962 recorded June through August 1962 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ Packy Axton, Saxophone Steve Cropper, Guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bass Al Jackson jr, drums Lewis Steinberg, Bass |
Soul Dressing Stax S705 released 1965 recorded 1965 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ, piano, guitar Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Lewis Steinberg, bass Al Jackson jr, drums |
And Now Stax S711 released 1966 recorded 1966 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr, drums |
In The Christmas Spirit Stax S713 released 1966 recorded October 1966 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr, drums |
Hip Hug Her Stax S717 released 1967 recorded May 1967 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ, piano Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr, drums |
Back To Back Stax S720 released 1967 recorded March 1967 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ, piano Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr, drums Andrew Love, tenor sax Joe Arnold, tenor sax Wayne Jackson, trumpet |
Doin' Our Thing Stax S724 released 1968 recorded November 1967 and February 1968 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ, guitar, keyboards Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr, drums |
Soul Limbo Stax STS-2001 released 1968 recorded January 1968 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ, bass, guitar Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr, drums |
Up Tight Stax STS-2006 released 1969 recorded June 1968 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ, keyboards, bass, guitar Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr, drums |
The Booker T. Set Stax STS-2009 released 1969 recorded 1969 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ, bass, guitar Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr, drums |
McLemore Avenue Stax STS-2027 released 1970 recorded 1970 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ, piano, keyboards, guitar Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr, drums |
Melting Pot Stax STS-2035 released 1971 recorded 1971 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ, keyboards Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr, drums |
Union Extended Stax STX-1045 released 1976 never before unreleased material |
Booker T. Jones, organ, keyboards Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr, drums |
Universal Language Asylum 7E 1093 released 1977 recorded 1977 in Hollywood, CA/USA |
Booker T. Jones, organ, keyboards Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Willie Hall, drums |
The Runaway MCA 6282 released 1989 recorded 1989 in Cotati, CA and Hollywood, CA/USA |
Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ, sax Chris Hayes, guitar Paul Jackson jr, guitar Steve Lukather, guitar Nathan East, bass Jerry Hey, trumpet Gary Grant, trumpet Mark Russo, tenor sax Dan Higgins, baritone sax Bill Reichenbach, trombone |
That's The Way It Should Be Columbia CK 53307 released 1994 |
Booker T. Jones, Hammond organ, guitar, piano, keyboards Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Steve Jordan, drums |
Fantasy Session '70 Main Street MST 101 released 1995 |
Tom Fogerty, guitar John Fogerty, guitar, vocals Steve Cropper, guitar Booker T. Jones, organ Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Stu Cook, bass Doug Clifford, drums |
Soul Men Stax SCD-8610-2 compilation |
Booker T. Jones, keyboards Steve Cropper, guitar Lewie Steinberg, bass Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Al Jackson jr., drums |
Stax Profiles Stax Stax 00252188615-2 compilation |
Booker T. Jones, Hammond organ, guitar, piano, keyboards Steve Cropper, guitar Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Steve Jordan, drums Lewis Steinberg, bass |
What A Wonderful World Anti- 86907-2 |
Booker T. Jones, organ Jolie Holland, vocals |
Potato Hole ANTI 6948-2 recorded 2009 in USA |
Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ Drive-By Truckers, backing Shonna Tucker, bass Brad Morgan, drums Mike Cooley, guitar Neil Young, guitar Patterson Hood, drums John Neff, guitar Lenny Castro, percussion |
Booker T. live at the Jazzfest Berlin recorded live November 2009 in Berlin/Germany |
Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ no more details |
The Road From Memphis ANTI 7101-2 recorded 2011 in NYC/USA |
Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ, piano, chimes Owen Biddle, bass Ahmir "Questlove Thompson, drums Dennis Coffey, guitar Kirk Douglas, guitar Stewart Killen, percussion |
Sound The Alarm Stax STX 34492 01 recorded 2013 in USA |
Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ Bobby Ross Avila, bass, guitar, piano, Wurlitzer Iz Avila, drums, percussion |
Memphis Soul Beat Jasmine Records JASCD 758 compilation |
Booker T. Jones, organ The MG's The Mar-Keys The Triumphs Charles "Packy" Axton, tenor sax Gilbert Caples, tenor sax Floyd Newman, baritone sax Wayne Jackson, trumpet Steve Cropper, guitar Chips Moman, guitar Marvell Thomas, organ, piano Jerry "Smootchy" Smith, keyboards Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Lewie Steinberg, bass Curtis Green, drums Howard Grimes, drums Al Jackson jr., drums |
Second Nature Copenhagen Records 5638674962 recorded in Tarrytown, NY, Union City, NJ, Memphis, TN, Hollywood, CA, and Burbank, CA/USA |
Michael Lington, alto sax Neal Sugarman, tenor sax Gary Topper, tenor sax Cochemea Gastelum, baritone sax Kirk Smothers, baritone sax Brian Culbertson, trombone Jason Yasinsky, trombone Dave Guy, trumpet Scott Thompson, trumpet The Dap-Kings, horns Phil Hamilton, guitar Paul Jackson jr., guitar Ray Parker jr., guitar, keyboards Michael Toles, guitar Barry J. Eastmond, Fender Rhodes, piano, Wurlitzer Booker T. Jones, Hammond organ Shedrick Mitchell, Hammond organ Ricky Peterson, Hammond organ Lester Snell, Hammond organ Alex Al, bass Leroy Hodges, bass Freddie Washington, bass Teddy Campbell, drums James Robertson, drums Lenny Castro, percussion Sy Smith, vocals |
Note By Note Edith Street Records ESR-51182 |
Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ, piano, vocals Wesley Smith, horn Justin Kirk, horn Chris Bautista, horn Teddy Jones, guitar, vocals Amanda Lo, strings Pete Jacobson, strings Thomas Lea, strings Melvin Brannon, bass Stephen Ferrone, drums Lenny Castro, percussion Evvie McKinney, vocals Joshua Ledet, vocals Ayanna Irish, vocals DeAndre Brackensick, vocals Sharlotte Gibson, vocals Ty Taylor, vocals Matt Berninger, vocals |
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