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Formed in 1962 in memphis, tennessee, Booker T and the MG’s (“MG” officially stood for “Memphis Group”) would make their way into history as one of the most important soul outfits in the history of music. They were indispensable as the house band for stax records, backing up many rising artists (Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Albert King, and many others), but it was the MG’s themselves that put Stax on the map with such singles as “
Green Onions”, which peaked at number 3 on the Pop Charts, and “Hip Hug-Her”, which peaked at number 6 on the Pop charts.
The group consisted of four core members: Booker T. Jones on keyboards and organ (as well as many other instruments), Steve Cropper on guitar, Al Jackson Jr. on drums, and Donald “Duck” Dunn on bass. Cropper and Dunn were originally in the first house band for Stax, The Mar-Keys, and later were part of The Blues Brothers, both in the band and in the movie. Various others added horns and other instruments, and a young Isaac Hayes covered the keys on at least one session.
Not only were they blazing new trails with their funky instrumental soul music, but also with their integration of races, as two of them were white (Donald “Duck” Dunn and Steve Cropper) and two of them were black (Booker T. Jones and Al Jackson), which was very unusual for 1962.
In 2007 the documentary Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story was released, with interviews and footage in which Booker T.
Green Onions”, which peaked at number 3 on the Pop Charts, and “Hip Hug-Her”, which peaked at number 6 on the Pop charts.The group consisted of four core members: Booker T. Jones on keyboards and organ (as well as many other instruments), Steve Cropper on guitar, Al Jackson Jr. on drums, and Donald “Duck” Dunn on bass. Cropper and Dunn were originally in the first house band for Stax, The Mar-Keys, and later were part of The Blues Brothers, both in the band and in the movie. Various others added horns and other instruments, and a young Isaac Hayes covered the keys on at least one session.
Not only were they blazing new trails with their funky instrumental soul music, but also with their integration of races, as two of them were white (Donald “Duck” Dunn and Steve Cropper) and two of them were black (Booker T. Jones and Al Jackson), which was very unusual for 1962.
In 2007 the documentary Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story was released, with interviews and footage in which Booker T.
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hka555 wrote:
one of the best
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cookielephant wrote:
killer!!!
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TheFunkyBass wrote:
Love the groove and the sound!
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josta59 wrote:
Huh, wonder what happened to the topless picture. That was pretty cool.
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chaub wrote:
perfect hook
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Sunzy wrote:
yeeeaahhhh!
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Lord_Krichian wrote:
mmm green onions
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o0Helvete0o wrote:
I don't know whether you guys will either love or hate this... but there's a heavy & slowed down version of Green Onions by Turboslug. You can hear it here: http://www.reverbnation.com/turboslug
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Monty007 wrote:
Time is Tight ! Classic !!!!!
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BWalshy wrote:
saw him live for about ten minutes, he played green onions. the rest was boring, so i left. But was old and the rest of his band was gone though.
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Monty007 wrote:
Green Onions !
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chupirock wrote:
buen rock q.p.d.
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mathcore16 wrote:
the coolest band to ever have existed.
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limaoshan wrote:
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sambedford wrote:
Soul Limbo just takes me back to the heady days of 6th form college and cricket on the telly.
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hanginchili wrote:
Style!
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semdeboche wrote:
porradao!
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mcmarley wrote:
the MG's what? is it supposed to be possessive? i call mistag : ]
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Fallingup1986 wrote:
can you dig it sucka?!?!?!?!?!
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chicoconruedas wrote:
El mejor grupo de los 60s y Steve Croopper es uno de los mejores guitarristas de la historia del rock & roll
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