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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

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
Chill Out Virgin VPBCD 22 released 1995 recorded in San Francisco, CA; Sausalito, CA; Redwood City, CA/USA	John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocals Danny Caron, guitar Billy Johnson, guitar Bruce Kaphan, guitar Rich Kirch, guitar Van Morrison, guitar, vocals Roy Rogers, guitar Carlos Santana, guitar Charles Brown, piano Booker T. Jones, organ Deacon Jones, organ John Sanders, piano Chester D. Thompson, keyboards Mac Cridlin, bass Ruth Davies, bass Jim Guyett, bass Benny Rietveld, bass Gaylord Birch, drums Bowen Brown, drums Scott Mathews, drums Raoul Rekow, congas Karl Perazzo, timbales
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
Hooker Shout! Factory 826663-10198 compilation	John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocals Emilio Castillo, tenor sax Hank Cosby, tenor sax Otis French, tenor sax Johnny Hooks, tenor sax Lenny Pickett, tenor sax Steve Berlin, baritone sax Steve Kupka, baritone sax Mike Terry, baritone sax Tower Of Power Horns Mic Gillette, trombone, trumpet Greg Adams, trumpet William 'Lefty' Bates, guitar Wayne Bennett, guitar Eddie Burns, guitar Danny Caron, guitar Eric Clapton, guitar Ry Cooder, guitar Anthony Cook, guitar, synthesizer Robert Cray, guitar, vocals Hollywood Fats, guitar Barry Galbraith, guitar Lloyd Gregory, guitar Buddy Guy, guitar John Hammond, guitar, harmonica Warren Haynes, slide guitar David Hidalgo, guitar Roy Hooker, guitar Billy Johnson, guitar Luther Johnson, guitar Jim Kahr, guitar Tim Kaihatsu, guitar Bruce Kaphan, guitar Rich Kirch, guitar Eddie Kirkland, guitar Sammy Lawhorn, guitar Tony McPhee, guitar Steve Miller, guitar Van Morrison, guitar, vocals Mike Osborn, guitar Bonnie Raitt, slide guitar, vocals Walliy Richardson, guitar Roy Rodgers, guitar Cesar Rosas, guitar Carlos Santana, guitar Johnny Lee Schell, guitar Pops Staples, guitar Eddie Taylor, guitar, bass Jimmie Vaughn, guitar Larry Veeder, guitar Henry Vestine, guitar Muddy Waters, guitar Alan Wilson, guitar, harmonica Robert Young, guitar Charles Brown, piano Clifford Coulter, keyboards John Griffith, piano Vernon Harrison, piano Ernie Hayes, organ, piano 'Ivy' Joe Hunter, piano Johnnie Johnson, piano Booker T Jones, organ Deacon Jones, organ Lafayette Leake, organ, piano Tom Parker, organ, piano Bill Payne, keyboards Jimmy Pugh, keyboards Boogie Woogie Red, piano John Sanders, piano Memphis Slim, piano Otis Spann, piano Chester Thompson, keyboards Bob Thurman, piano T-Bone Walker, piano James Watkins, piano Dan Zemelman, piano John 'Luke' Logan, harmonica Louis Myers, harmonica Hele Rosenthal, harmonica Mac Arnold, bass Antonio de la Barreda, bass Ollan Christopher Bell, bass Richard Cousins, bass Maurice Cridlin, bass Pete Cruickshank, bass Ruth Davies, bass Willie Dixon, bass Steve Ehrmann, bass William Folwell, bass Jim Guyett, bass Larry Hamilton, bass Sylvester Hickman, bass Milt Hinton, bass James Jamerson, bass Sam Jones, bass Nick Lowe, bass Conrad Lozano, bass Reggie McBride, bass Benny Rietveld, bass Theophilus Roosevelt, bass Gino Skaggs, bass Joe Thomas, bass George Washington, bass Quinn Wilson, bass Fred Below, drums Benny Benjamin, drums Gaylord Birch, drums Victor Bisetti, drums Dave Boorman, drums Bowen Brown, drums Ndugu Chancler, drums Francis Clay, drums Al Duncan, drums Curtis Foster, drums Panama Francis, drums Marlon Green, drums Kevin Hayes, drums Louis Hayes, drums Jump Jackson, drums Jim Keltner, drums S.P. Leary, drums Scott Mathews, drums Everett McCrary, drums Adolfo de la Parra, drums Earl Phillips, drums Bernard Purdie, drums Tim Richards, drums Ken Swank, drums Jimmy Turner, drums Tom Whitehead, drums Kevin Williams, drums Chepito Areas, timbales Randy McBride, percussion Armando Peraza, congas Karl Perazzo, timbales Raul Rekow, congas Zakiya Hooker, vocals
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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