Booker T Jones
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Booker T. Jones

Personal information
BornNovember 12, 1944(age 66)
Memphis, Tennessee, US
GenresR&B, instrumental rock, soul, electric blues
OccupationMusician, songwriter, producer
InstrumentsHammond Organ, piano, guitar
Years active1961 - present
LabelsStax
Associated actsBooker T. & the MG's, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Stephen Stills, Otis Redding, Drive By Truckers, The Mar-Keys, Rancid
Websitehttp://www.bookert.com/
Notable instrumentsHammond Organ

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Booker T. Jones (born November 12, 1944) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known for fronting the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with some of the highest regarded artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.

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Raiders roll to Thanksgiving Classic title - Shreveport Times Tweet this news
Shreveport Times--Sparked by an impressive first-quarter run, Huntington rolled past -Booker T-. Washington, 82-42, to again capture the tournament championship. ... - Date : Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:03:43 GMT+00:00
The ubiquitous Mr Holland - Halesowen News Tweet this news
Halesowen News--"I think people might wonder why we've worked with Chas & Dave, but to me they're as important to the development of music in this country as -Booker T- was ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:08:55 GMT+00:00
Stax helps ease the health care blues -- Museum's 'Takin It Back' event raises ... - California Chronicle Tweet this news
California Chronicle--Nestled among the South Memphis neighborhoods that produced musicians Aretha Franklin, -Booker T-. -Jones- and Earth, Wind and Fire founding ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:59:50 GMT+00:00
Gillian Welch, David Rawlings Lend Vocals to New Tom Jones Album - Paste Magazine Tweet this news
Paste Magazine--According to Amazon, Alison Pierce and Orin Waters contributed additional backing vocals to Praise & Blame, while -Booker T-. -Jones- (Booker T and the MGs), ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:54:51 GMT+00:00
Tom Jones Not Recording With the Killers - Spinner Tweet this news
Spinner--In other news, Jones has been busy promoting his recently released homage to the gospel, 'Praise and Blame,' which features guest spots from -Booker T-. -Jones- ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:10:16 GMT+00:00
Spyro Gyra returning to close out arts festival - Springfield News Sun Tweet this news
Springfield News Sun--Earlier this year, Spyro's latest, “Down the Wire,” lost the Grammy for best pop instrumental album to -Booker T-. -Jones-' “Potato Hole. ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:01:38 GMT+00:00
OKVarsity.com camp: QBs come out to play… - NewsOK.com (blog) Tweet this news
NewsOK.com (blog)--Some of your Super 30 kids were in attendance: It was good to see Derrick Alexander of -Booker T-. and Trent Martin of Jenks. Steven Carpenter of Jenks was ... - Date : Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:39:09 GMT+00:00
Booker T, Bath Music Fest - Bath Chronicle Tweet this news
Bath Chronicle--Some time in the course of his 60 plus years as a professional musician, -Booker T Jones- must have taken a sip at the fountain of eternal youth. ... - Date : Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:20:51 GMT+00:00

Stax/Volt Records

Major figuresJim Stewart * Estelle Axton * Al Bell * Steve Cropper * Booker T. Jones * Donald "Duck" Dunn * Al Jackson, Jr. * Isaac Hayes * David Porter * Jerry Wexler * Clive Davis
Major artists
(Atlantic years)
Otis Redding * Sam & Dave * Carla Thomas * Rufus Thomas * The Mar-Keys * Booker T. & The MG's * William Bell * Eddie Floyd * Johnnie Taylor * Albert King * The Bar-Kays
Major artists
(Post-Atlantic)
Isaac Hayes * David Porter * Eddie Floyd * Johnnie Taylor * The Rance Allen Group * The Soul Children * The Staple Singers * The Temprees * The Emotions * Mel & Tim * The Bar-Kays * Linda Lyndell * Richard Pryor * Bill Cosby * William Bell * Little Milton * Jesse Jackson * Big Star
Modern Stax artistsSoulive * Angie Stone * Lalah Hathaway * Leela James * Isaac Hayes * Leon Ware * N'dambi * Nikka Costa * Teena Marie
Related articlesMemphis soul * Wattstax * Stax Museum of American Soul Music * Atlantic Records * Union Planters Bank * CBS Records * Fantasy Records * Concord Records



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