Booker T. Jones

Booker T. Jones

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Named after African-American author Booker T. Washington, Booker T. Jones and his legendary band The M.G.'s helped shape early rhythm and blues and define the sound of legendary soul label Stax Records. A child prodigy born in Memphis, Tennessee, he played saxophone, trombone, oboe and piano and regularly hung out at the Satellite Record Shop. When the store evolved into the Stax label in the late 1950s, Jones became leader of the house band The M.G.'s and backed the likes of Otis Redding, Albert King, Wilson Pickett and Bill Withers while scoring their own instrumental hits such as Hang Em High, Time Is Tight, Soul Limbo (later used as the theme to the BBC's cricket coverage) and their classic signature tune Green Onions. The band split in 1971, but Jones went on to work with Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Bob Dylan before releasing his first solo album I Want You (1981). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and honoured with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 before showing that he's still got it by working with Drive By Truckers and Neil Young on the hugely acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning instrumental album Potato Hole (2009).

Top tracks

06
Everything Is Everything
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
04:35
Writer: Lauryn Hill
08
Representing Memphis
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:29
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Liv Jones
03
Progress
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:19
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Jim James
09
The Vamp
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:22
Writer: Booker T. Jones
10
Harlem House
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:50
Writer: Booker T. Jones
01
Walking Papers
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:14
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Kirk Douglas
02
Crazy
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:05
Writer: Gian Franco Reverberi - Gian Piero Reverberi - Thomas Callaway - Brian Burton
05
Down In Memphis (feat. Booker T on vocals)
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:51
Writer: Booker T. Jones
07
Rent Party
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:58
Writer: Booker T. Jones
04
The Hive
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:48
Writer: Booker T. Jones
13
The Cool Dude
Booker T. Jones
Rare Requests Volume 1 - Smooth Jazz
05:03
14
Red House
John Lee Hooker
A Double Dose of the Blues
04:56
41
Georgia On My Mind (Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - April 30, 2023)
Jamey Johnson
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
07:00
Writer: Hoagy Carmichael - Stuart Gorrell / Composers: Hoagy Carmichael - Stuart Gorrell
12
Just A Friend
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
04:05
Writer: Marcel Hall
13
The Seed
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:37
Writer: Antonious Thomas
01
Green Onions (Cebollas Verdes Cut)
Booker T. Jones
Green Onions (Cebollas Verdes Cut)
04:17
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper
14
Regulation Time
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:44
Writer: Booker T. Jones
17
Born Under A Bad Sign (Live)
Gary Clark Jr.
The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2012 & 2013 (Live)
06:14
Writer: William Bell / Composers: Booker T. Jones, Jr.
01
Green Onions (62’ Onions Cut)
Booker T. Jones
Green Onions (62’ Onions Cut)
03:57
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper

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  • Discography
Albums
Note By Note
Edith Street Records
01-11-2019
Note By Note
01
Cause I Love You
Booker T. Jones
Note By Note
03:07
Composers: Rufus Thomas
02
Born Under A Bad Sign
Booker T. Jones
Note By Note
04:36
Composers: Booker T. Jones - William Bell
03
B-A-B-Y
Booker T. Jones
Note By Note
03:11
Composers: David Porter - Isaac Hayes
04
I Want You
Booker T. Jones
Note By Note
05:44
Composers: Booker T. Jones - Mike Stokes
05
Precious Lord
Booker T. Jones
Note By Note
03:53
Composers: Thomas A. Dorsey
06
These Arms of Mine
Booker T. Jones
Note By Note
02:43
Composers: Otis Redding
07
Havana Moon
Booker T. Jones
Note By Note
04:26
Composers: Chuck Berry
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Milestones of Soul Legends: Five Soul Superstars, Vol. 10
℗ 2018 Intense Media GmbH
07-12-2018
Milestones of Soul Legends: Five Soul Superstars, Vol. 10
01
I'm Jealous
Ike & Tina Turner
Milestones of Soul Legends: Five Soul Superstars, Vol. 10
02:10
Writer: Ike Turner / Composers: Ike Turner
02
I Idolize You
Ike & Tina Turner
Milestones of Soul Legends: Five Soul Superstars, Vol. 10
02:47
Writer: Ike Turner / Composers: Ike Turner
03
If
Ike & Tina Turner
Milestones of Soul Legends: Five Soul Superstars, Vol. 10
02:06
Writer: Ike Turner / Composers: Ike Turner
04
Letter from Tina
Ike & Tina Turner
Milestones of Soul Legends: Five Soul Superstars, Vol. 10
02:33
Writer: Ike Turner / Composers: Ike Turner
05
You Can't Love Two
Ike & Tina Turner
Milestones of Soul Legends: Five Soul Superstars, Vol. 10
02:52
Writer: Ike Turner / Composers: Ike Turner
06
I Had a Notion
Ike & Tina Turner
Milestones of Soul Legends: Five Soul Superstars, Vol. 10
02:55
Writer: Joe Morris / Composers: Joe Morris
07
A Fool in Love
Ike & Tina Turner
Milestones of Soul Legends: Five Soul Superstars, Vol. 10
02:37
Writer: Ike Turner / Composers: Ike Turner
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The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
Anti Inc.
03-05-2011
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
01
Walking Papers
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:14
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Kirk Douglas
02
Crazy
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:05
Writer: Gian Franco Reverberi - Gian Piero Reverberi - Thomas Callaway - Brian Burton
03
Progress
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:19
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Jim James
04
The Hive
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:48
Writer: Booker T. Jones
05
Down In Memphis (feat. Booker T on vocals)
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:51
Writer: Booker T. Jones
06
Everything Is Everything
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
04:35
Writer: Lauryn Hill
07
Rent Party
Booker T. Jones
The Road From Memphis (Deluxe Edition)
03:58
Writer: Booker T. Jones
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Potato Hole
Anti Inc.
03-04-2009
Potato Hole
01
Pound It Out
Booker T.
Potato Hole
04:17
Writer: Booker T. Jones
02
She Breaks
Booker T.
Potato Hole
04:22
Writer: Booker T. Jones
03
Hey Ya
Booker T.
Potato Hole
03:52
Writer: Benjamin Andre
04
Native New Yorker
Booker T.
Potato Hole
03:47
Writer: Booker T. Jones
05
Nan
Booker T.
Potato Hole
02:07
Writer: Booker T. Jones
06
Warped Sister
Booker T.
Potato Hole
04:47
Writer: Booker T. Jones
07
Get Behind The Mule
Booker T.
Potato Hole
04:10
Writer: T. Waits - K. Brennan
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EPs
Green Onions (Cebollas Verdes Cut)
℗ 2023 Booker T. Jones, under exclusive license to Fantasy Records. A Concord Label Group Release.
11-11-2022
Green Onions (Cebollas Verdes Cut)
01
Green Onions (Cebollas Verdes Cut)
Booker T. Jones
Green Onions (Cebollas Verdes Cut)
04:17
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper
02
Green Onions (Cebollas Verdes Extended Cut)
Booker T. Jones
Green Onions (Cebollas Verdes Cut)
11:17
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper
Singles
Green Onions (62’ Onions Cut)
℗ 2025 Booker T. Jones, under exclusive license to Fantasy Records. A Concord Label Group Release.
07-02-2025
Green Onions (62’ Onions Cut)
01
Green Onions (62’ Onions Cut)
Booker T. Jones
Green Onions (62’ Onions Cut)
03:57
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper
Green Onions (De Novo, Part 2)
℗ 2023 Booker T. Jones, under exclusive license to Fantasy Records. A Concord Label Group Release.
12-05-2023
Green Onions (De Novo, Part 2)
01
Green Onions (Jimmy Five Cut)
Booker T. Jones
Green Onions (De Novo, Part 2)
04:48
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper
02
Green Onions (Funky Onions Cut)
Booker T. Jones
Green Onions (De Novo, Part 2)
05:35
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper
03
Green Onions (Burnt Onions Cut)
Booker T. Jones
Green Onions (De Novo, Part 2)
05:38
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper
Green Onions (De Novo, Part 1)
℗ 2023 Booker T. Jones, under exclusive license to Fantasy Records. A Concord Label Group Release.
24-02-2023
Green Onions (De Novo, Part 1)
01
Green Onions (House Of Onions Cut)
Booker T. Jones
Green Onions (De Novo, Part 1)
04:15
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper
02
Green Onions (Kentucky Onions Cut)
Booker T. Jones
Green Onions (De Novo, Part 1)
04:17
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper
03
Green Onions (Green Note Cut)
Booker T. Jones
Green Onions (De Novo, Part 1)
05:02
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Al Jackson, Jr. - Lewis Steinberg - Steve Cropper
What a Wonderful World (Single)
Anti Inc.
06-11-2007
What a Wonderful World (Single)
01
What A Wonderful World
Booker T. Jones
What a Wonderful World (Single)
04:36
02
It's A Blessing
Booker T. Jones
What a Wonderful World (Single)
04:41
Featured in
Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition)
℗ 2009 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company.
15-08-1975
Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition)
01
Three Time Loser (2009 Remaster)
Rod Stewart
Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition)
04:05
Writer: Rod Stewart
02
Alright for an Hour (2009 Remaster)
Rod Stewart
Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition)
04:16
Writer: Jesse Ed Davis - Rod Stewart
03
All in the Name of Rock 'n' Roll (2009 Remaster)
Rod Stewart
Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition)
05:01
Writer: Rod Stewart
04
Drift Away (2009 Remaster)
Rod Stewart
Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition)
03:45
Writer: Mentor Ralph Williams - Mentor Williams / Composers: Mentor R Williams
05
Stone Cold Sober (2009 Remaster)
Rod Stewart
Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition)
04:12
Writer: Rod Stewart - Steve Cropper
06
I Don't Want to Talk About It (2009 Remaster)
Rod Stewart
Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition)
04:52
Writer: Danny Whitten
07
It's Not the Spotlight (2009 Remaster)
Rod Stewart
Atlantic Crossing (Deluxe Edition)
04:27
Writer: Barry Goldberg - Gerry Goffin
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The Best Of Friends
℗ 1998 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
20-10-1998
The Best Of Friends
01
Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of Friends
04:36
Writer: Bernard Besman - John Lee Hooker / Composers: Bernard Besman - John Lee Hooker
02
This Is Hip
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of Friends
03:26
Writer: John Lee Hooker / Composers: John Lee Hooker
03
The Healer
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of Friends
05:40
Writer: John Lee Hooker - Carlos Santana - Chester D. Thompson - Roy Rogers / Composers: John Lee Hooker - Carlos Santana - Chester D. Thompson - Roy Rogers
04
I Cover the Waterfront
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of Friends
06:42
Writer: John Lee Hooker / Composers: John Lee Hooker
05
Boom Boom
Jimmie Vaughan
The Best Of Friends
04:19
Writer: John Lee Hooker / Composers: John Lee Hooker
06
I'm in the Mood
Bonnie Raitt
The Best Of Friends
04:29
Writer: John Lee Hooker - Bernard Besman / Composers: John Lee Hooker - Bernard Besman
07
Burnin' Hell
John Lee Hooker
The Best Of Friends
05:02
Writer: Bernard Besman - John Lee Hooker / Composers: Bernard Besman - John Lee Hooker
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Rod Stewart: 1975-1978
℗ 2021 Warner Records Inc.
04-06-2021
Rod Stewart: 1975-1978
01
Three Time Loser (Album Version)
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart: 1975-1978
04:05
Writer: Rod Stewart
02
Alright for an Hour (Album Version)
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart: 1975-1978
04:18
Writer: Jesse Ed Davis - Rod Stewart
03
All in the Name of Rock 'n' Roll (Album Version)
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart: 1975-1978
05:01
Writer: Rod Stewart
04
Drift Away (Album Version)
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart: 1975-1978
03:44
Writer: Mentor Ralph Williams - Mentor Williams / Composers: Mentor R Williams
05
Stone Cold Sober (Album Version)
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart: 1975-1978
04:12
Writer: Rod Stewart - Steve Cropper
06
I Don't Want to Talk About It (Album Version)
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart: 1975-1978
04:49
Writer: Danny Whitten
07
It's Not the Spotlight (Album Version)
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart: 1975-1978
04:22
Writer: Barry Goldberg - Gerry Goffin
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Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
(P) 2024 Sony Music Entertainment, under exclusive license from Blackbird Production Partners, LLC
15-12-2023
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
01
Whiskey River (Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - April 30, 2023)
Billy Strings
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
04:27
Writer: J.B. Shinn III / Composers: J.B. Shinn III
02
I Gotta Get Drunk (Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - April 30, 2023)
Billy Strings
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
01:58
Writer: Willie Nelson / Composers: Willie Nelson
03
Yesterday's Wine (Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - April 30, 2023)
Charley Crockett
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
03:17
Writer: Willie Nelson / Composers: Willie Nelson
04
Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other (Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - April 30, 2023)
Orville Peck
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
03:47
Writer: Ned Sublette / Composers: Ned Sublette
05
Remember Me (When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming) (Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - April 30, 2023)
Edie Brickell
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
03:21
Writer: Scott Wiseman / Composers: Scott Wiseman
06
Hello Walls (Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - April 30, 2023)
Lyle Lovett
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
02:36
Writer: Willie Nelson / Composers: Willie Nelson
07
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - April 30, 2023)
Lyle Lovett
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
02:56
Writer: Sharon Vaughn / Composers: Sharon Vaughn
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Rare Requests Volume 1 - Smooth Jazz
(P) 2000 international ent. group, inc
05-05-2000
Rare Requests Volume 1 - Smooth Jazz
01
Take Five
XL
Rare Requests Volume 1 - Smooth Jazz
05:55
02
Spontaneous Combustion
Fishbelly Black
Rare Requests Volume 1 - Smooth Jazz
05:00
03
Cantaloop
Us3
Rare Requests Volume 1 - Smooth Jazz
04:13
04
Driftin'
Sean Oliver
Rare Requests Volume 1 - Smooth Jazz
04:45
05
Shinti
Lloyd Gregory
Rare Requests Volume 1 - Smooth Jazz
04:25
06
Obsession Confession
Slash
Rare Requests Volume 1 - Smooth Jazz
05:39
07
In The Night
Various Artists
Rare Requests Volume 1 - Smooth Jazz
05:20
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Mr. Lucky
℗ 1991 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
01-01-1991
Mr. Lucky
01
I Want To Hug You
John Lee Hooker
Mr. Lucky
02:52
Composers: John Lee Hooker
02
Mr. Lucky
John Lee Hooker
Mr. Lucky
04:38
Composers: John Lee Hooker - Albert B. Smith
03
Backstabbers
John Lee Hooker
Mr. Lucky
05:01
Composers: John Lee Hooker - Al Smith
04
This Is Hip
John Lee Hooker
Mr. Lucky
03:26
Writer: John Lee Hooker / Composers: John Lee Hooker
05
I Cover the Waterfront
John Lee Hooker
Mr. Lucky
06:42
Writer: John Lee Hooker / Composers: John Lee Hooker
06
Highway 13
John Lee Hooker
Mr. Lucky
06:32
Composers: John Lee Hooker - Sam Ling
07
Stripped Me Naked
John Lee Hooker
Mr. Lucky
04:57
Composers: Carlos Santana - John Lee Hooker - Benny Rietveld - Chester Thompson
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