Artist: Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Origin: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Genre: R&B, Soul, Funk, Instrumental Rock, Memphis Soul, Southern Soul, R&B Instrumental
Original line-up:
Booker T. Jones: Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar
Steve Cropper: Guitars
Lewis Steinberg: Bass
Al Jackson Jr.: Drums
Booker T. & The M.G.'s were an American Instrumental R&B/Funk Band from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 1962 by Booker T. Jones (Organ, Piano), Steve Cropper (Guitar), Lewis Steinberg (Bass), and Al Jackson Jr. (Drums). The band was influential in shaping the sound of Southern Soul and Memphis Soul. Their hit single "Green Onions" (1962). The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee in 2008, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2019.
Genre: R&B, Soul, Funk, Instrumental Rock, Memphis Soul, Southern Soul, R&B Instrumental
Label: Stax Records
Rating: *****
Format: LP
Tracks:
Side One:
1. Green Onions (2:53)
2. Rinky Dink (2:41)
3. I Got A Woman (3:35)
4. Mo' Onions (2:57)
5. Twist And Shout (2:13)
6. Behave Yourself (3:55)
Side Two:
1. Stranger On The Shore (2:22)
2. Lonely Avenue (3:30)
3. One Who Really Loves You (2:26)
4. You Can't Sit Down (2:51)
5. A Woman, A Lover, A Friend (2:33)
6. Comin' Home Baby (3:12)
Personnel:
Booker T. Jones: Hammond MG Organ
Steve Cropper: Electric Guitars
Lewis Steinberg: Double Bass, Bass
Al Jackson Jr.: Drums
Green Onions is the debut album by Booker T. & The MG's, originally released on October 1962 by Stax Records, remastered and reissued on February 24, 2023 by Stax Records. Deluxe Edition 60th Anniversary 180 Gram Green Vinyl.
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