{"title":"Booker T \u0026 The MG's Vinyl Records","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooker T \u0026amp; The MG's were an American instrumental soul\/R\u0026amp;B band, active from 1962 to 1971. The band's core members were Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass) and Al Jackson, Jr. (drums). They are best known for their instrumental hits \"Green Onions\" and \"Time Is Tight\", as well as their many contributions to the Stax Records catalogue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooker T \u0026amp; The MG's released four studio albums during their time together: Green Onions (1962), Soul Dressing (1965), Melting Pot (1971) and Universal Language (1977). Their most successful single was \"Green Onions\", which peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Other notable songs include \"Time Is Tight\", \"Hip Hug-Her\" and \"Soul Limbo\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn interesting fact about Booker T \u0026amp; The MG's is that they were the first house band for Stax Records, and were responsible for playing on countless classic soul records. They were also the first all-black band to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"booker-t-the-mgs-green-onions-31434","title":"Booker T \u0026 The MG's – Green Onions","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShips from: \u003c\/strong\u003e Melbourne\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003eBooker T. \u0026amp; The MG's were the backing band for the soul duo Sam \u0026amp; Dave, and it was their hits that would be revisited years later by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi and brought to a new audience in the movie The Blues Brothers\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGreen Onions is the debut album by Booker T. \u0026amp; the MG's, released in October 1962 on Stax Records. It reached # 33 on the pop album chart in the month of its release. The title single was a worldwide hit and was covered by dozens of artists, including The Blues Brothers and Roy Buchanan (both with Steve Cropper on guitar), as well as The Ventures, Al Kooper, The Shadows, Mongo Santamaría and Count Basie.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAs an instrumental soul band they were the house band of Stax Records in the sixties, playing on hundreds and hundreds of recordings by artists such as Otis Redding, Sam \u0026amp; Dave, Wilson Pickett and Bill Withers.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTheir huge hit \"Green Onions\" was recorded by accident when they started recording the song during the downtime of a recording session for Billy Lee Riley. Stax boss Jim Stewart liked what he heard and began - without the band's knowledge - to record their impromptu session. And the rest, as they say as they say, is history.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2\u003eReview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAllMusic rating: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"Stars rating-9\" aria-label=\"Rating of this product is 4.5 out of 5.\"\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eAllMusic users: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"Stars rating-9\" aria-label=\"Rating of this product is 4.5 out of 5.\"\u003e\n          (468 votes)\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n          \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/mw0000268176\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead the AllMusic.com review\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \n  \n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/booker-t-the-mgs-vinyl-records\"\u003eBooker T \u0026amp; 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