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Booker T. Jones
Booker T. was born in Memphis, TN, on 12 November 1944. He was a prodigy, playing the oboe, saxophone, trombone, bass, and piano at school and organ at church. Jones's first entry into professional music came at age sixteen, when he played baritone saxophone on Satellite (soon to be Stax) Records' first hit "Cause I Love You".
 
While hanging around the Satellite Record Shop, Jones met record clerk Steve Cropper, who would become one of the MGs when the group formed in 1962. Besides Jones on organ and Cropper on guitar, Booker T. and the MGs featured Lewie Steinberg on bass guitar and Al Jackson, Jr. on drums (Donald "Duck" Dunn eventually replacing Steinberg). While still in high school, Jones co-wrote the group's classic instrumental "Green Onions", which was a massive hit in 1962. Over the next few years, Jones divided his time between studying music and playing with the MGs on the weekends. In 1970, Jones moved to California and stopped playing sessions for Stax.
 
Jones was married to Priscilla Coolidge in 1969. Jones produced Priscilla's 1st album "Gypsy Queen" in 1970, then the pair collaborated as a duo on 3 albums.
 
Making the charts as a solo artist in 1981 with "I Want You," he produced an album by Rita Coolidge. Jones has also added his trademark keyboard playing to artists ranging in genre from the R&B/pop/blues of Ray Charles to the folk rock/country rock of Neil Young.
 
In 1985, Booker married Nanine Warhurst. In 1995, Booker T. & the MG's won their first Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for the song "Cruisin'". Jones was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and was honored with a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2007. In 2007, Jones was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.
 
In 2009, he released a new solo album, Potato Hole, featuring Neil Young. In 2011, Jones released "The Road from Memphis". This album won at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Jones holds a total of 4 Grammy Awards. He received an honorary doctorate degree from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. from Wikipedia
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Discography
Green Onions
Stax S701
released 1962
recorded June through August 1962 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ
Packy Axton, Saxophone
Steve Cropper, Guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
Lewis Steinberg, Bass
Soul Dressing
Stax S705
released 1965
recorded 1965 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ, piano, guitar
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Lewis Steinberg, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
And Now
Stax S711
released 1966
recorded 1966 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
In The Christmas Spirit
Stax S713
released 1966
recorded October 1966 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
Hip Hug Her
Stax S717
released 1967
recorded May 1967 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ, piano
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
Back To Back
Stax S720
released 1967
recorded March 1967 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ, piano
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
Andrew Love, tenor sax
Joe Arnold, tenor sax
Wayne Jackson, trumpet
Doin' Our Thing
Stax S724
released 1968
recorded November 1967 and February 1968 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ, guitar, keyboards
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
Soul Limbo
Stax STS-2001
released 1968
recorded January 1968 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ, bass, guitar
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
Up Tight
Stax STS-2006
released 1969
recorded June 1968 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ, keyboards, bass, guitar
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
The Booker T. Set
Stax STS-2009
released 1969
recorded 1969 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ, bass, guitar
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
McLemore Avenue
Stax STS-2027
released 1970
recorded 1970 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ, piano, keyboards, guitar
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
Melting Pot
Stax STS-2035
released 1971
recorded 1971 in Memphis, TN/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ, keyboards
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
Union Extended
Stax STX-1045
released 1976
never before unreleased material
Booker T. Jones, organ, keyboards
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr, drums
Universal Language
Asylum 7E 1093
released 1977 recorded 1977 in Hollywood, CA/USA
Booker T. Jones, organ, keyboards
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Willie Hall, drums
The Runaway
MCA 6282
released 1989
recorded 1989 in Cotati, CA and Hollywood, CA/USA
Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ, sax
Chris Hayes, guitar
Paul Jackson jr, guitar
Steve Lukather, guitar
Nathan East, bass
Jerry Hey, trumpet
Gary Grant, trumpet
Mark Russo, tenor sax
Dan Higgins, baritone sax
Bill Reichenbach, trombone
Mr. Lucky
Pointblank 91724-2
released 1991
compilation, recorded in Hollywood, CA and Sausalito, CA/USA
John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocals
Kenny Baker, sax
Albert Collins, guitar
Ry Cooder, guitar
Robert Cray, guitar, vocals
John Hammond jr., slide guitar, harmonica
Van Morrison, guitar, vocals
Michael Osborn, guitar
Keith Richards, guitar
Carlos Santana, guitar
Johnny Winter, guitar
Johnnie Johnson, piano
Booker T. Jones, organ
Deacon Jones, organ
Jimmy Pugh, organ
Chester Thompson, keyboards
Richard Cousins, bass
Maurice Cridlin, bass
Steve Ehrmann, bass
Jeff Ganz, bass
Jim Guyett, bass
Nick Lowe, bass
Benny Rietveld, bass
Larry Taylor, bass
Gaylord Birch, drums
Bowen Brown, drums
Tom Compton, drums
Kevin Hayes, drums
Tim Kaihatsu, guitar
Jim Keltner, drums
Scott Mathews, drums
Karl Perazzo, timbales
Raul Rekow, congas
Terry Evans, vocals
William "Bill" Greene, vocals
Bobby King, vocals
That's The Way It Should Be
Columbia CK 53307
released 1994
Booker T. Jones, Hammond organ, guitar, piano, keyboards
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Steve Jordan, drums
Fantasy Session '70
Main Street MST 101
released 1995
Tom Fogerty, guitar
John Fogerty, guitar, vocals
Steve Cropper, guitar
Booker T. Jones, organ
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Stu Cook, bass
Doug Clifford, drums
Chill Out
Virgin VPBCD 22
released 1995
recorded in San Francisco, CA; Sausalito, CA; Redwood City, CA/USA
John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocals
Danny Caron, guitar
Billy Johnson, guitar
Bruce Kaphan, guitar
Rich Kirch, guitar
Van Morrison, guitar, vocals
Roy Rogers, guitar
Carlos Santana, guitar
Charles Brown, piano
Booker T. Jones, organ
Deacon Jones, organ
John Sanders, piano
Chester D. Thompson, keyboards
Mac Cridlin, bass
Ruth Davies, bass
Jim Guyett, bass
Benny Rietveld, bass
Gaylord Birch, drums
Bowen Brown, drums
Scott Mathews, drums
Raoul Rekow, congas
Karl Perazzo, timbales
Soul Men
Stax SCD-8610-2
compilation
Booker T. Jones, keyboards
Steve Cropper, guitar
Lewie Steinberg, bass
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Al Jackson jr., drums
Stax Profiles
Stax Stax 00252188615-2
compilation
Booker T. Jones, Hammond organ, guitar, piano, keyboards
Steve Cropper, guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Steve Jordan, drums
Lewis Steinberg, bass
Hooker
Shout! Factory 826663-10198
compilation
John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocals
Emilio Castillo, tenor sax
Hank Cosby, tenor sax
Otis French, tenor sax
Johnny Hooks, tenor sax
Lenny Pickett, tenor sax
Steve Berlin, baritone sax
Steve Kupka, baritone sax
Mike Terry, baritone sax
Tower Of Power Horns
Mic Gillette, trombone, trumpet
Greg Adams, trumpet
William 'Lefty' Bates, guitar
Wayne Bennett, guitar
Eddie Burns, guitar
Danny Caron, guitar
Eric Clapton, guitar
Ry Cooder, guitar
Anthony Cook, guitar, synthesizer
Robert Cray, guitar, vocals
Hollywood Fats, guitar
Barry Galbraith, guitar
Lloyd Gregory, guitar
Buddy Guy, guitar
John Hammond, guitar, harmonica
Warren Haynes, slide guitar
David Hidalgo, guitar
Roy Hooker, guitar
Billy Johnson, guitar
Luther Johnson, guitar
Jim Kahr, guitar
Tim Kaihatsu, guitar
Bruce Kaphan, guitar
Rich Kirch, guitar
Eddie Kirkland, guitar
Sammy Lawhorn, guitar
Tony McPhee, guitar
Steve Miller, guitar
Van Morrison, guitar, vocals
Mike Osborn, guitar
Bonnie Raitt, slide guitar, vocals
Walliy Richardson, guitar
Roy Rodgers, guitar
Cesar Rosas, guitar
Carlos Santana, guitar
Johnny Lee Schell, guitar
Pops Staples, guitar
Eddie Taylor, guitar, bass
Jimmie Vaughn, guitar
Larry Veeder, guitar
Henry Vestine, guitar
Muddy Waters, guitar
Alan Wilson, guitar, harmonica
Robert Young, guitar
Charles Brown, piano
Clifford Coulter, keyboards
John Griffith, piano
Vernon Harrison, piano
Ernie Hayes, organ, piano
'Ivy' Joe Hunter, piano
Johnnie Johnson, piano
Booker T Jones, organ
Deacon Jones, organ
Lafayette Leake, organ, piano
Tom Parker, organ, piano
Bill Payne, keyboards
Jimmy Pugh, keyboards
Boogie Woogie Red, piano
John Sanders, piano
Memphis Slim, piano
Otis Spann, piano
Chester Thompson, keyboards
Bob Thurman, piano
T-Bone Walker, piano
James Watkins, piano
Dan Zemelman, piano
John 'Luke' Logan, harmonica
Louis Myers, harmonica
Hele Rosenthal, harmonica
Mac Arnold, bass
Antonio de la Barreda, bass
Ollan Christopher Bell, bass
Richard Cousins, bass
Maurice Cridlin, bass
Pete Cruickshank, bass
Ruth Davies, bass
Willie Dixon, bass
Steve Ehrmann, bass
William Folwell, bass
Jim Guyett, bass
Larry Hamilton, bass
Sylvester Hickman, bass
Milt Hinton, bass
James Jamerson, bass
Sam Jones, bass
Nick Lowe, bass
Conrad Lozano, bass
Reggie McBride, bass
Benny Rietveld, bass
Theophilus Roosevelt, bass
Gino Skaggs, bass
Joe Thomas, bass
George Washington, bass
Quinn Wilson, bass
Fred Below, drums
Benny Benjamin, drums
Gaylord Birch, drums
Victor Bisetti, drums
Dave Boorman, drums
Bowen Brown, drums
Ndugu Chancler, drums
Francis Clay, drums
Al Duncan, drums
Curtis Foster, drums
Panama Francis, drums
Marlon Green, drums
Kevin Hayes, drums
Louis Hayes, drums
Jump Jackson, drums
Jim Keltner, drums
S.P. Leary, drums
Scott Mathews, drums
Everett McCrary, drums
Adolfo de la Parra, drums
Earl Phillips, drums
Bernard Purdie, drums
Tim Richards, drums
Ken Swank, drums
Jimmy Turner, drums
Tom Whitehead, drums
Kevin Williams, drums
Chepito Areas, timbales
Randy McBride, percussion
Armando Peraza, congas
Karl Perazzo, timbales
Raul Rekow, congas
Zakiya Hooker, vocals
What A Wonderful World
Anti- 86907-2

Booker T. Jones, organ
Jolie Holland, vocals
Potato Hole
ANTI 6948-2
recorded 2009 in USA
Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ
Drive-By Truckers, backing
Shonna Tucker, bass
Brad Morgan, drums
Mike Cooley, guitar
Neil Young, guitar
Patterson Hood, drums
John Neff, guitar
Lenny Castro, percussion
Booker T. live at the Jazzfest Berlin

recorded live November 2009 in Berlin/Germany
Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ
no more details
The Road From Memphis
ANTI 7101-2
recorded 2011 in NYC/USA
Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ, piano, chimes
Owen Biddle, bass
Ahmir "Questlove” Thompson, drums
Dennis Coffey, guitar
Kirk Douglas, guitar
Stewart Killen, percussion
Sound The Alarm
Stax STX 34492 01
recorded 2013 in USA
Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ
Bobby Ross Avila, bass, guitar, piano, Wurlitzer
Iz Avila, drums, percussion
Memphis Soul Beat
Jasmine Records JASCD 758
compilation
Booker T. Jones, organ
The MG's
The Mar-Keys
The Triumphs
Charles "Packy" Axton, tenor sax
Gilbert Caples, tenor sax
Floyd Newman, baritone sax
Wayne Jackson, trumpet
Steve Cropper, guitar
Chips Moman, guitar
Marvell Thomas, organ, piano
Jerry "Smootchy" Smith, keyboards
Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass
Lewie Steinberg, bass
Curtis Green, drums
Howard Grimes, drums
Al Jackson jr., drums
Second Nature
Copenhagen Records 5638674962
recorded in Tarrytown, NY, Union City, NJ, Memphis, TN, Hollywood, CA, and Burbank, CA/USA
Michael Lington, alto sax
Neal Sugarman, tenor sax
Gary Topper, tenor sax
Cochemea Gastelum, baritone sax
Kirk Smothers, baritone sax
Brian Culbertson, trombone
Jason Yasinsky, trombone
Dave Guy, trumpet
Scott Thompson, trumpet
The Dap-Kings, horns
Phil Hamilton, guitar
Paul Jackson jr., guitar
Ray Parker jr., guitar, keyboards
Michael Toles, guitar
Barry J. Eastmond, Fender Rhodes, piano, Wurlitzer
Booker T. Jones, Hammond organ
Shedrick Mitchell, Hammond organ
Ricky Peterson, Hammond organ
Lester Snell, Hammond organ
Alex Al, bass
Leroy Hodges, bass
Freddie Washington, bass
Teddy Campbell, drums
James Robertson, drums
Lenny Castro, percussion
Sy Smith, vocals
Note By Note
Edith Street Records ESR-51182

Booker T. Jones, Hammond B-3 organ, piano, vocals
Wesley Smith, horn
Justin Kirk, horn
Chris Bautista, horn
Teddy Jones, guitar, vocals
Amanda Lo, strings
Pete Jacobson, strings
Thomas Lea, strings
Melvin Brannon, bass
Stephen Ferrone, drums
Lenny Castro, percussion
Evvie McKinney, vocals
Joshua Ledet, vocals
Ayanna Irish, vocals
DeAndre Brackensick, vocals
Sharlotte Gibson, vocals
Ty Taylor, vocals
Matt Berninger, vocals

 
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