Booker T. & the MG's

About

Booker T. & the M.G.'s is an instrumental rhythm & blues band that was influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul. The original members of the group were Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass), and Al Jackson, Jr. (drums). In the 1960s, as members of the house band of Stax Records, they played on hundreds of recordings by artists such as Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor and Albert King.

Top Tracks

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   Green Onions

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   Time Is Tight

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   Mo' Onions

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   Melting Pot

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   Behave Yourself

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   Green Onions (45 version)

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   Hip Hug-Her

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   Soul Limbo

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