With his band the MGs, Booker T. Jones created the classic instrumental "Green Onions." But they were also the studio band for Stax Records, making music with soul artists such as Otis Redding, Ray ...

Booker T. and the MG’s, which also included Duck Dunn on bass, Steve Cropper on guitar and Al Jackson on drums, became one of the go-to backing bands, serving as the house band for Bob Dylan’s 1992 ...

Seated behind his organ at Stax Records’ recording studio in Memphis in the Sixties, Booker T. Jones was a first-hand witness to musical history. As part of Booker T. and the MG’s, Stax’s house band, ...

There are many ways of wooing the crowd at the Latitude main stage, and last weekend saw most of them. It’s tough, though: the Obelisk Arena is a prairie of a stadium, perched on top of a hill, the ...

Booker T Jones has worked as a producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist on countless recordings. He just released his first album since 1978. Backed by alt-country band the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Wearing a blue suit, black hat and multi-colored socks, master keyboardist Booker T. Jones leaned away from the Hammond B3 organ, tilted his head back and worked the keys and ...

Booker T. Jones was in math class at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis when his life suddenly changed forever. David Porter, a fellow student and musician, told Jones he and his saxophone ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Two years ago, Booker T. Jones went to the South by Southwest music conference and ended up performing with his old band and connecting with a new one. After playing a showcase ...

This isn’t the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The list of upcoming artists beaming on a nearby screen includes artists like Nothing But Saxes, billed as “a smooth jazz experience.” The menu includes ...

Jones III, Booker T. (October 6, 1964 – December 17, 2014) The day dawned for Booker T. Jones III on October 6, 1964 in Gary, IN. He was born to Willette (Armstrong) Jones and Booker T. Jones II. In ...