Booker T. & the MG's


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Formed: 1962 in Memphis, TN
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 90 's
Genre: R&B

Biography
As the house band at Stax Records in Memphis, Booker T. & the MG's may have been the single greatest factor in the lasting value of that label's soul music -- not to mention Southern soul as a whole. Their tight, impeccable grooves can be heard on classic hits by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Carla Thomas, Albert King, and Sam & Dave, just ... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
1996 Booker in Paris
1994 That's the Way It Should Be
1977 Universal Language
1976 Union Extended
1975 Memphis Sound
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Group Members:
Lewis Steinberg
Al Jackson, Jr.
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Steve Cropper
Booker T. Jones
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Similar Artists:
Wilson Pickett
Steve Cropper
The Meters
Otis Redding
Percy Sledge
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Influenced By:
Booker T. Laury
Rufus Thomas
Memphis Slim
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Followers:
Orgone
The Meters
The Rascals
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Big Ass Truck
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