Booker T. Jones

Blues Funk Remembrance Soul 

It Wasn’t Because He’s Black, It Was Because He Was Great

February 9, 2022February 10, 2022 James Porter 3 Comments Al Green, Ann Peebles, Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, Buddy Guy, Cypress Hill, funk, Hi Records, KRS One, Mavis Staples, Michael Jackson, R&B, RIP, Soul, Syl Johnson, Willie Hutch, Wu-Tang Clan

Remembering the art and artistry of sampled soul giant Syl Johnson

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Dub/Reggae New Wave Power Pop Punk 

They’ve All Gone…: Beat Crazy Turns 40

November 16, 2020November 19, 2020 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1980, Beat Crazy, Biology, Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, Fit, Graham Maby, I'm The Man, Joe Jackson, Joe Jackson Band, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Look Sharp!, Mad At You, Pretty Boys

That time Joe Jackson subverted Rock ‘n’ Roll but nobody noticed

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Soul 

Stax’s Soul Aftershock

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, David Porter, Delaney & Bonnie, Johnnie Taylor, Stax, Stax Records, Stax Soul Explosion, Steve Cropper, The Bar-Kays

Looking back at the legendary Memphis soul label’s mini-explosion

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Funk jazz Soul 

Booker T. Jones: Soul Man Supreme

June 26, 2019June 27, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Booker T. And the MG's, Booker T. Jones, Stax Records

The Memphis music legend discusses Stax Records, “Green Onions” and more

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