Booker T. Jones

Booker T. Jones

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 Grammy Award for lifetime achievement. Booker T. Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 12, 1944. He was named after his father, Booker T. Jones Sr., who was named in honor of Booker T. Washington, 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. Jones was musically a child prodigy, playing the oboe, saxophone, trombone, double bass, and piano at school and organ at church. Jones attended Booker T. Washington High School, the alma mater of Rufus Thomas, and contributed with future stars like Isaac Hayes's writing partner David Porter, saxophonist Andrew Love of the Memphis Horns, soul singer/songwriter William Bell, and Earth, Wind & Fire's singer/songwriter Maurice White. Jones's entry into professional music came at the age of 16 when he played baritone saxophone on Satellite (soon to be Stax) Records' first hit, "Cause I Love You", by Carla and Rufus Thomas. 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 Maurice White and David Porter, in which he played guitar. 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 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and was honored with a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement on February 11, 2007. In 2007, Jones was also inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

  • Popularidad : 0.906
  • Conocido por : Acting
  • Cumpleaños : 1944-11-12
  • Lugar de nacimiento : Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
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Booker T. Jones Películas

  • 1987
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    Shake! Otis at Monterey

    Shake! Otis at Monterey

    7.093 1987 HD

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  • 1984
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    Songwriter

    Songwriter

    5.2 1984 HD

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  • 1968
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    Monterey Pop

    Monterey Pop

    7.316 1968 HD

    Este documental muestra los mejores momentos del famoso festival californiano en 1967, incluyendo artistas como Mamas And The Papas, Simon &...

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  • 1976
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    Ha nacido una estrella

    Ha nacido una estrella

    6 1976 HD

    El éxito como cantante de Esther Hoffman es paralelo al proceso de autodestrucción de su marido John Norman, una estrella del rock en...

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  • 2007
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    Stax/Volt Revue Live In Norway 1967

    Stax/Volt Revue Live In Norway 1967

    10 2007 HD

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  • 2013
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    Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

    Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

    5.5 2013 HD

    Capturado durante dos noches en el Madison Square Garden, el Crossroads Guitar Festival ofrece una variedad de guitarristas legendarios que...

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  • 1994
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    The Soul of Stax

    The Soul of Stax

    1 1994 HD

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  • 2023
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    Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

    Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2013
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    Otis Redding: Soul Ambassador

    Otis Redding: Soul Ambassador

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2015
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    Korla

    Korla

    7 2015 HD

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  • 1968
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    Uptight

    Uptight

    6.5 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Uptight

    Uptight

    6.5 1968 HD

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  • 2009
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    Live From the Artists Den

    Live From the Artists Den

    6 2009 HD

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