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This two-disc, 30-track release documents the key years of one of the most important instrumental groups in the history of pop, Booker T. & the MG's. Serving as the house band at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, they backed soul greats Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, and Otis Redding, among others, and beginning in 1963, when the MG's scored a huge hit with the infectious and joyful "Green Onions," they became a front-end draw in their own right. "Green Onions" is here, along with other timeless instrumental gems like "Soul Dressing," "Time Is Tight," and the soul-jazz version of George Harrison's "Something" from the 1970 MG's LP McLemore Avenue, itself a fascinating tribute to the Beatles' Abbey Road. Here's the thing: you can't go wrong with the MG's.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Booker T. Jones, Piano, Writer - al jackson jr., Writer - Steve Cropper, Writer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Lewie Steinberg, Writer
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Piano, Writer - al jackson jr., Writer - Steve Cropper, Writer - Lewis Steinberg, Writer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Piano - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Steinberg, Composer, Lyricist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Piano - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Steinberg, Composer, Lyricist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Piano - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Steinberg, Composer, Lyricist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Piano, Writer - al jackson jr., Writer - Steve Cropper, Writer - Lewis Steinberg, Writer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation.
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Piano - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Steinberg, Composer, Lyricist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Piano - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Steinberg, Composer, Lyricist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Piano - Hayes, Composer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Axton, Composer - Jackson, Composer - Dunn, Composer
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Piano - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Steinberg, Composer, Lyricist - ALLEN, Composer
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Dunn, Composer, Lyricist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1965 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Writer - al jackson jr., Drums - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Lewis Steinberg, Bass Guitar - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Booker T. and The MG's, Organ - Cropper, Writer - Jackson, Writer - Dunn, Writer - Steinberg, Writer
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer - Booker T. Jones, Piano - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Composer - Jackson, Composer
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Dunn, Composer, Lyricist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Vocals - James Lord Pierpont, Writer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Vocals - Jackson, Vocals - Dunn, Vocals
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1966 Atlantic Recording Corporation
al jackson jr., Drums - Steve Cropper, Guitar - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Writer - Lewis Steinberg, Bass Guitar - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Booker T. and The MG's, Organ - Dubose Heyward, Writer
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Booker T. Jones, Piano - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Dunn, Composer, Lyricist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Vocals - Eddie Brigati, Writer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Vocals - Jackson, Vocals - Felix Cavaliere, Writer - Dunn, Vocals
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Cropper, Producer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - Jackson, Composer, Lyricist - Dunn, Composer, Lyricist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Organ, Writer - al jackson jr., Drums, Writer - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar, Writer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Organ - al jackson jr., Drums - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar - Steve Cropper, Guitar - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Mel Brown, Writer - Billy Larkin, Writer - HENRYSwarn, Writer
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Organ, Writer - al jackson jr., Drums, Writer - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar, Writer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Writer - B. Jones, Writer - D. Dunn, Writer - A. Jackson, Writer - al jackson jr., Drums - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Lewis Steinberg, Bass Guitar - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Booker T. and The MG's, Organ - Jackson, Writer - Dunn, Writer - S Cropper, Writer
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jones, Writer - al jackson jr., Drums - Steve Cropper, Guitar - Lewis Steinberg, Bass Guitar - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Booker T. and The MG's, Organ - Cropper, Writer - Jackson, Writer - Steinberg, Writer
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Organ, Writer - al jackson jr., Drums, Writer - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar, Writer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Organ - al jackson jr., Drums - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar - Steve Cropper, Guitar - Gamble, Writer - Huff, Writer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Organ - al jackson jr., Drums - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar - Steve Cropper, Guitar - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Cobb, Writer
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Organ - Donald Addrisi, Writer - Richard Addrisi, Writer - al jackson jr., Drums - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar - Steve Cropper, Guitar - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Organ, Writer - al jackson jr., Drums, Writer - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar, Writer - Steve Cropper, Guitar, Writer - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Booker T. Jones, Organ - al jackson jr., Drums - Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Bass Guitar - Steve Cropper, Guitar - Booker T. & The MG's, MainArtist - Bobby Gentry, Writer
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Album review
This two-disc, 30-track release documents the key years of one of the most important instrumental groups in the history of pop, Booker T. & the MG's. Serving as the house band at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, they backed soul greats Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, and Otis Redding, among others, and beginning in 1963, when the MG's scored a huge hit with the infectious and joyful "Green Onions," they became a front-end draw in their own right. "Green Onions" is here, along with other timeless instrumental gems like "Soul Dressing," "Time Is Tight," and the soul-jazz version of George Harrison's "Something" from the 1970 MG's LP McLemore Avenue, itself a fascinating tribute to the Beatles' Abbey Road. Here's the thing: you can't go wrong with the MG's.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
- Total length: 01:24:18
- Main artists: Booker T. & The M.G.'s
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. Manufactured & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company. Made In The U.S.A.
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