Travel with the maestro of the Hammond B-3 organ through the history of soul, blues, and R&B as he explores his hits with the MGs (“Green Onions,” “Hang ‘Em High,” “Time is Tight”) and other classics. The architect of Memphis soul leads his ensemble on a curated journey through the eyes of a living legend, peppered with personal anecdotes from a career that included collaborations with everyone from Stax contemporaries like Otis Redding—those are his keys on “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”—to artists as diverse as Bill Withers, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, The Roots, Gary Clark Jr., and Drive-By Truckers.
A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Booker T. Jones was instrumental in the creation of modern soul music and is largely responsible for its rise and enduring popularity. A musical icon, Jones pushed the boundaries of soul with his hits on Stax, refined it to its essence, and injected it into the nation’s bloodstream.
For fans of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and Wilson Pickett.
“Booker T. Jones is one of the legends of soul music.” — The New Yorker
About the Artist
Booker T. Jones is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and arranger. Best known as the frontman of Booker T. & the MGs, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 alongside the band. From his earliest years in segregated Memphis, music was the driving force in Jones’s life. While he worked paper routes and played gigs in local nightclubs to pay for lessons and support his family, Jones, on the side, was also recording sessions in what became the famous Stax Studios—all while still in high school. His recordings with the genre-defining Booker T. and the MGs went on to sell millions of copies and earned “Green Onions” a spot in Rolling Stone's list of top 500 songs of all time. Outside of the band, Jones made the charts as a solo artist; produced albums for Rita Coolidge, Bill Withers, and Willie Nelson (Stardust); and lent his trademark keyboards to many artists, ranging in genre from Ray Charles to Neil Young. A multi-Grammy winner, Jones has led all-star bands for numerous events associated with President Barack Obama.
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