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Booker T. emerges from his 'Hole'

Booker T. Jones, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame keyboardist for Booker T & the MGs who played on dozens of R&B classics for Stax ...

Published: 2009-01-16 Provider: USA Today

Keith Richards to join Musicians Hall of Fame

This year's additions to the Musicians Hall of Fame have a strong Memphis connection with Booker T. and the MGs and the Memphis ...

Published: 2008-10-28 Provider: USA Today

Booker T. Recruits Neil Young, Drive-By Truckers For First Solo Album in 20 Years

Photo: Getty Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Booker T. Jones will release Potato Hole, his first solo album in 20 years, on April 21st. While the MGs won’t be on board for the disc, Booker T. will be joined by some prestigious guests, including Drive-By Truckers and fellow Rock Hall honoree Neil Young. The Truckers will serve as Booker’s backup band, while Young will contribute guitar to nine of the album’s 10 songs. The album is being hailed as a return to the raw funk of 1962 smash “Green Onions.” Potato Hole was produced by T. and Rob Schapf and recorded last fall in California and Georgia. The organist and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner will also hit the road in support of the LP, with a date at New Orleans’ Jazz Fest with the Drive-By Truckers already scheduled.

Published: 2009-01-16 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

The Twenty-Five Best Rock Instrumentals

Last Friday, we asked you what rock songs said the most without saying anything at all. We received hundreds of responses (mostly from mass-commenting Fragile-loving Nine Inch Nails fans), and after consulting with one another using only hand signals, we silently nod in agreement on this list of the Twenty-Five Best Rock Instrumentals. 1. Booker T. and the MGs – “Green Onions” 2. Dick Dale – “Miserlou” 3. Van Halen – “Eruption” 4. Pink Floyd – “One Of These Days” 5. Jimi Hendrix – “The Star Spangled Banner” 6. The Allman Brothers – “Jessica” 7. Edgar Winter Group – “Frankenstein” 8. Led Zeppelin – “Moby Dick” 9. The Who – “Sparks” 10. Stevie Ray Vaughn – “Little Wing” 11. Rush – “YYZ” 12. The Ventures – “Walk, Don’t Run” 13. Frank Zappa – “Peaches En Regalia” 14. Funkadelic – “Maggot Brain” 15. The Beach Boys – “Pet Sounds” 16. The Beatles – “Flying” 17. Santana – “Soul Sacrifice” 18. Cream – “Toad” 19. Oasis – “Fuckin’ In The Bushes” 20. Santo & Johnny – “Sleepwalk” 21. David Bowie – “Speed Of Life” 22. The Smiths – “Oscillate Wildly” 23. Duane Eddy – “Rebel Rouser” 24. Radiohead – “Treefingers” 25. Nine Inch Nails – “Just Like You Imagined”

Published: 2007-10-16 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists

Decades after MGs, Booker T takes center stage

Booker T. Jones was flummoxed by the digital revolution. So he went to school.

Published: 2009-04-19 Provider: MSNBC

Hall of Fame honour for Booker T

Soul band Booker T & the MGs are among the 2008 inductees to the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.

Published: 2008-10-29 Provider: BBC

Booker T. and MGs enter Hall of Fame

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Published: 2008-10-29 Provider: CNN Keywords: Entertainment, Soul Music, Peter Gunn, Muscle Shoals, Keith Richards, George Jones, Duane Eddy, Al Kooper, The Rolling Stones, Bob Seger, Music Stars, Celebrity News, R&B, Memphis, Billy Sherrill, Aretha Franklin, Barbara Mandrell, Music, Steve Cropper, Pop and Rock Music

Only the Strong Survive

The Plot: Stax Records launched the careers of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla & Rufus Thomas, and Booker T. & The MGs back in the 1960s and 70s. But then disco hit big and all but wiped soul music off the map. This documentary harkens back to the golden era of soul and catches up with the carriers of the Stax dynasty, including Wilson Pickett, Sam Moore, Mary Wilson, Isaac Hayes, and The Chi Lites.

Published: 2003-08-15 Provider: IMDB - International Movie Database Keywords: Rufus Thomas

Decades after the MGs, Booker T takes center stage (AP)

AP - Booker T. Jones was flummoxed by the digital revolution. So he went to school.

Published: 2009-04-19 Provider: Yahoo