Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a

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for lifetime achievement.

Biography

Booker T. Jones was born in

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, on November 12, 1944. He was named after his father, Booker T. Jones Sr., who was named in honor of

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, the educator. Booker T. Jones, Sr. was a science teacher at Memphis High School, providing the family with a relatively stable, lower middle-class lifestyle. Booker T Jones childhood home 666 Edith Ave Memphis TN 01

Booker T Jones childhood home 666 Edith Ave Memphis TN 01

Jones was musically a

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, playing the

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, and piano at school and organ at church. Jones attended Booker T. Washington High School, the alma mater of

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, and contributed with future stars like

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's writing partner David Porter, saxophonist Andrew Love of the Memphis Horns, soul singer/songwriter William Bell, and Earth, Wind & Fire's singer/songwriter

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. Jones's entry into professional music came at the age of 16, when he played

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on Satellite (soon to be Stax) Records' first hit, "Cause I Love You", by

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and

. Willie Mitchell hired Jones for his band, in which Jones started on sax and later moved to bass. It was here that he met Al Jackson Jr., whom he brought to Stax. Simultaneously, Jones formed a combo with

and David Porter, in which he played guitar. While hanging around the Satellite Record Shop run by Estelle Axton, co-owner of Satellite Records with her brother Jim Stewart, Jones met record clerk

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, 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 (

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eventually replacing Steinberg on bass). While still in high school, Jones co-wrote the group's classic

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" Green Onions", which was a massive hit in 1962. Bob Altshuler wrote the sleeve notes on the first Booker T. & the M.G.'s album '' Green Onions'' released by Stax Records in 1962: : ismusical talents became apparent at a very early age. By the time he entered high school, Booker was already a semi-professional, and quickly recognized as the most talented musician in his school. He was appointed director of the school band for four years, and in addition, organized the school dance orchestra which played for proms throughout the Mid-South. In the classroom, he concentrated on the studies of music theory and harmony. ... Booker's multiple activities earned him a coveted honour, that of being listed in the students' "Who's Who of American High Schools." Booker's first instrument was the string bass, but he soon switched to the organ. Booker came to the attention of record executive Jim Stewart in Memphis, and while still in high school he worked as a staff musician for Stax Records, appearing as sideman on many recording dates for that label. It became obvious that one day Booker would be ready to record under his own name and several months later Booker's first recording session was set. Over the next few years, Jones divided his time between studying classical music composition, composing and transposition at

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, playing with the MGs on the weekends back in Memphis, serving as a

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with other Stax acts, and writing songs that became widely regarded as classics. He wrote, with

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, "I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)", Otis Redding's "I Love You More Than Words Can Say", and, with William Bell, bluesman Albert King's " Born Under a Bad Sign" (later popularized by the British rock group

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). In 1970, Jones moved to California and stopped playing sessions for Stax after becoming frustrated with Stax's treatment of the MGs as employees rather than musicians. Even though Jones was given the title of Vice President at Stax before leaving, as he put it, "There were titles given (to us) but we didn't actually make the decisions." While still under contract to Stax, he appeared on

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's eponymous album (1970). The 1971 album ''

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'' would be the last Booker T. & the M.G.'s album issued on Stax. Jones was married to

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in 1969, sister of singer Rita Coolidge. He produced Priscilla's first album ''Gypsy Queen'' in 1970; then the pair collaborated as a duo on three albums: 1971's ''Booker T. & Priscilla'', 1972's ''Home Grown'', and 1973's ''Chronicles'', and Jones produced Priscilla's final solo album, ''Flying'', in 1979, right as their marriage ended that year. Making the charts as a solo artist in 1981 with "I Want You", he produced Bill Withers's 1971 debut album '' Just as I Am'' (on which Jones played guitar as well as keyboards), Rita Coolidge's album '' Love Me Again'' (1978) and

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's album ''

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'' (1978). Jones has also added his keyboard playing to artists ranging from the R&B/pop/blues of

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to the folk rock/country rock of

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. On June 18, 1985, Jones married Nanine Warhurst. They have three children together, and an additional five stepchildren from their prior relationships. One of their daughters, Olivia Jones, is also a performer, and starred in '' Candy Girls''. On March 1, 1995, Booker T. & the MGs won their first Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for the song "Cruisin'". Jones still plays with the MGs and his own small combo called the Booker T. Jones Band. His current touring group includes Vernon "Ice" Black (guitar), Darian Gray (drums), and Melvin Brannon (bass). Jones was inducted into

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in 1992, and was honored with a

for Lifetime Achievement on February 11, 2007. In 2007, Jones was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in

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In 2009 he released a new solo album, '' Potato Hole'', recorded with the

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, and featuring

. He performed at the

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with Drive-By Truckers on June 6, 2009, with a set including most tracks from ''Potato Hole'' as well as some Truckers tracks. On January 31, 2010, ''Potato Hole'' won the Best Instrumental Album award at the

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. He is featured on the Rancid album '' Let the Dominoes Fall'' (2009), playing a Hammond B-3 on the track "Up to No Good". Jones also played his B-3 on the track "If It Wasn't For Bad" from the

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and

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2010 collaboration album titled '' The Union''. The track was nominated at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. In 2011, Jones released ''

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''. The backing band included

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(drums), "Captain" Kirk Douglas (guitar) and Owen Biddle (bass) from

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as well as former

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guitarist

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and percussionist Stewart Killen. The album features vocals by Yim Yames, Matt Berninger,

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and Booker T. himself, as well as lyrics contributed by his daughter/manager Liv Jones. Jones also recorded with party band the Gypsy Queens on their eponymous album. On February 12, 2012, ''The Road from Memphis'' won at the

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for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Jones holds a total of four

s. Jones received an honorary doctorate degree from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music at its 2012 undergraduate commencement. Jones originally attended Indiana University in the 1960s, even staying after his smash-hit Stax Records recordings. Jones was featured on organ for singer

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on Hogan's 2013 release on Anti-Records, ''I Like to Keep Myself in Pain''. In June 2013, Jones released his 10th album, '' Sound The Alarm'', on Stax Records after originally leaving the label more than 40 years previously in 1971. The album features guest artists Anthony Hamilton, Raphael Saadiq, Jay James, Mayer Hawthorne, Estelle,

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, Gary Clark Jr., Luke James, and Booker's son Ted Jones. That summer, he performed at the TD Kitchener Blues Festival in

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. On September 1, 2017, Jones performed live at the Royal Albert Hall BBC

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with Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra in a tribute concert honoring the 50th anniversary of Stax Records alongside

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, William Bell and British artists

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, Ruby Turner, James Morrison and

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. On October 29, 2019, his memoir ''Time Is Tight: My Life, Note by Note'' was released. The memoir was mentioned on '' Fresh Air'' on October 25, 2019.

Solo discography

* ''Evergreen'' (1974) * ''Try and Love Again'' (1978) * ''The Best of You'' (1980) * ''I Want You'' (1981) * ''Runaway'' (1989) * '' Potato Hole'' (2009) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Sound the Alarm'' (2013) * ''Note by Note'' (2019)

Collaborations

With

* ''Booker T. & Priscilla'' (1971) * ''Home Grown'' (1972) * ''Chronicles'' (1973) With Otis Redding * '' Pain in My Heart'' (1964) * '' The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads'' (1965) * '' Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul'' (1965) * '' The Soul Album'' (1966) * '' Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul'' (1966) * '' King & Queen'' (1967) * '' The Dock of the Bay'' (1968) With

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* '' Home for Christmas'' (2008) With

* '' Knock on Wood'' (1967) With

* ''

'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1979) * '' Without a Song'' (1983) * '' Island in the Sea'' (1987) With

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* '' Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars'' (1977) With Taylor Dayne * ''

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'' (1993) With Albert King * '' Born Under a Bad Sign'' (1967) With Rosanne Cash * ''

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'' (1981) With

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* '' A Night on the Town'' (1976) With William Bell * ''The Soul of a Bell'' (1967) With

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* ''

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'' (2015) With Mickey Thomas * ''As Long as You Love Me'' (1977) With Rita Coolidge * '' Rita Coolidge'' (1971) * '' The Lady's Not for Sale'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1975) * '' Anytime...Anywhere'' (1977) * '' Love Me Again'' (1978) * '' Satisfied'' (1979) With Bill Withers * '' Just as I Am'' (1971) With Natalie Cole * '' Good to Be Back'' (1989) With

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* '' Feels Like Home'' (1995) With

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* ''The End of the Beginning'' (1976) With

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* '' Mr. Lucky'' (1991) * '' Chill Out'' (1995) With

and

* '' The Union'' (2010) With

* '' Are You Passionate?'' (2002) With Shawn Colvin * '' Fat City'' (1992) With

Boz Scaggs William Royce "Boz" Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. An early bandmate of Steve Miller in The Ardells and the Steve Miller Band, he began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until ...

* ''

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'' (1994) With

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* ''

'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1986) * '' Life Is Messy'' (1992) With Steve Perry * '' Traces'' "No More Cryin" (2018) With Matt Berninger * '' Serpentine Prison'' (2020)

Current lineup

* Booker T. Jones – keyboards * Ted Jones – guitar * Melvin Brannon Jr. a.k.a. M-Cat Spoony – bass * Darian Gray – drums

Notes

References

* * *

External links

* www.BookerT.com
Booker T. Jones biography by Mark Deming, discography and album reviews, credits & releases
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Booker T. Jones interview by Pete Lewis
''Blues & Soul'', June 2011
"Booker T Jones Interview: Bye bye to the blues"
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'', April 8, 2009 * Noel Murray
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