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Booker T. & the M.G.'s

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Booker T. & the MG's originally served as the house band for Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee. They became one of the most important, enduring factors of the label's sound and helped define the groove of the Southern soul genre in the 1960s. Their tight, impeccable, funky grooves could be heard on classic hits by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Carla Thomas, Albert King, and Sam & Dave, among many others. In addition to their formidable session skills, they were a powerhouse instrumental recording outfit on their own. Undoubtedly a singles band, their 1962 debut single "Green Onions" (and its best-selling album of the same title) kicked off a decade-long chart run for the band through 1972 that included era-defining hits such as "Hip Hug-Her," "Soul Limbo," "Time Is Tight," and "Hang 'Em High." Of the dozen albums they released before 1971, only three missed the Top 200. They split in 1972 and reunited in 1975 for just over two years, during which time they issued the gritty, disco-fied Universal Language for Asylum. After being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, they cut That's the Way It Should Be and served as the museum's house band for a time.

The anchors of the Booker T. sound were guitarist Steve Cropper, whose slicing, economic riffs influenced many other guitar players, and organist Booker T. Jones, who provided much of the groove with his Hammond B-3's floating lines. In 1960, Jones started working as a session man for Stax, where he met Cropper; Cropper had been in the Mar-Keys, famous for the 1961 instrumental hit "Last Night," which laid out the prototype for much of the MG's (and indeed Memphis soul's) sound with its organ-sax-guitar combo. With the addition of drummer Al Jackson and bassist Lewie Steinberg, they became Booker T. & the MG's. Within a couple years, Steinberg was permanently replaced by Donald "Duck" Dunn, who, like Cropper, had also played with the Mar-Keys.

The band's first and biggest hit, "Green Onions" (a number three single in 1962), came about by accident. Jamming in the studio while fruitlessly waiting for Billy Lee Riley to show up for a session, they came up with a classic minor-key, bluesy soul instrumental distinguished by its nervous organ bounce and ferocious bursts of guitar. The album of the same name contained all but one original and landed well inside the Top 40. For the next five years, they'd have trouble recapturing its commercial success, though the standard of their records -- 1965's Soul Dressing and 1966's And Now! and In the Christmas Spirit -- remained fairly high, and Stax's dependence upon them as its house band ensured a decent paycheck for each of the quartet's members.

From 1967 to 1969, the MG's regularly hit paydirt with charting singles including "Hip Hug-Her," "Groovin'," "Soul-Limbo," "Hang 'Em High," and "Time Is Tight." So too, the albums that housed them -- 1967's Hip Hug-Her, 1968's Doin' Our Thing and Soul Limbo, 1969's Up Tight! (a soundtrack featuring an original score by Jones), and The Booker T. Set -- also made the Top 200. As is the case with most instrumental rock bands of the period, their singles contained their best material, but their albums were far from inconsequential and were often ambitious. 1970's McLemore Avenue (titled for the Stax studio location) was an instrumental version of the Beatles' Abbey Road. It delighted all the Beatles, especially John Lennon, who had been a fan since "Green Onions."

Though they'd become established stars by the end of the decade, the group began finding it difficult to work together, not due to clashing personalities but to logistical difficulties. Cropper and Dunn were playing many sessions in Los Angeles, while Jones was often absent from Memphis as he finished his degrees in music studies at Indiana University. The band amicably split in 1971, but stayed in touch. They plotted a reunion album in mid-1975. In early October, just nine days before beginning to record, Jackson was murdered in his Memphis home by a burglar. The band eventually recorded what became 1977's Universal Language with drummer Willie Hall for Asylum. They didn't tour. The surviving members remained active as session musicians, with Cropper and Dunn joining the Blues Brothers during the late '70s and appearing as such in the 1980 film.

In 1986, Jerry Wexler, former co-owner of Atlantic Records, asked the group to serve as house band for the label's 40th anniversary celebration. Jones came down with food poisoning at the last minute and didn't make the gig, so Paul Shaffer stepped in as his replacement. The pre-show rehearsal lineup of Jones, Cropper, Dunn, and drummer Anton Fig went so well that the group decided to tour. The MG's were back in the spotlight in early 1992, when Bob Dylan requested them as his house band for his 30th anniversary tribute at Madison Square Garden. In 1993 they served as Neil Young's touring band and garnered nothing less than laudatory reviews; it was a tour that brought both them and Young high critical marks. In 1994, the MG's released the comeback album That's the Way It Should Be for Columbia. Produced in much the same way as their vintage sides, it proved the band's skills remained intact. The set didn't chart, but its single "Cruisin'" won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

Jones continued with his own musical output throughout the following decades, often lending his instrumental skills to other artists and occasionally issuing his own albums, such as the 2009 solo effort Potato Hole. In addition to studio work, Cropper served as an in-demand producer and songwriter. In 2008 he and the Rascals' Felix Cavaliere cut Nudge It Up a Notch, and followed it two years later with Midnight Flyer. He also recorded 2011's Dedicated: A Salute to the 5 Royales under his own name. Bassist Dunn, intermittently active with festival and tour appearances after 2000, toured Japan with Cropper and Eddie Floyd in May 2012, but died in his sleep in a Tokyo hotel. Cropper released Fire It Up for Provogue in 2021.

In the 2000s, Booker T. & the MG's' records have been given the deluxe reissue treatment. In 2013, McLemore Avenue was remastered and reissued to better reviews than it originally received. In 2019, WEA re-released the band's album catalog between 1962 and 1968 as a streaming package. In 2019 Real Gone Music issued Complete Stax Singles, Vol. 1: 1962-1967 and followed it with Complete Stax Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1974 in 2021. ~ Richie Unterberger & Thom Jurek, Rovi

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Green Onions
Green Onions
315,156,925 2:47 1962-01-01
Time Is Tight
Time Is Tight
24,097,926 3:17 1993-09-30
Soul Limbo
Soul Limbo
9,911,008 2:24 1968-01-01
Let's Go Get Stoned
Let's Go Get Stoned
7,689,248 2:55 1968-01-01
Sunday Sermon
Sunday Sermon
6,939,422 4:09 1998-01-01
Melting Pot
Melting Pot
6,342,307 8:15 1971-01-01
Behave Yourself
Behave Yourself
6,326,960 3:53 1962-01-01
Hip Hug-Her
Hip Hug-Her
5,777,766 2:27 1967-01-01
Born On The Bayou - At Fantasy Studios
Born On The Bayou - At Fantasy Studios
4,479,652 5:58 1970-07-25
Soul Dressing
Soul Dressing
3,909,948 2:29 1965-01-01
Sunny
Sunny
3,880,408 3:26 1967-01-01
Mo' Onions
Mo' Onions
3,064,830 2:56 1962-01-01
Rinky Dink
Rinky Dink
2,639,994 2:42 1962-01-01
Rinky-Dink
Rinky-Dink
2,639,994 2:41 1962-01-01
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
2,220,379 2:38 1966-01-01
Jelly Bread
Jelly Bread
2,189,792 2:29 1965-01-01
Jellybread
Jellybread
2,189,792 2:31 1998-01-01
Time Is Tight
Time Is Tight
1,981,600 4:56 1969-01-01
Silver Bells
Silver Bells
1,962,480 2:33 1966-01-01
Chinese Checkers
Chinese Checkers
1,956,615 2:29 1965-01-01
My Sweet Potato
My Sweet Potato
1,858,295 2:46 1966-01-01
Boot-Leg
Boot-Leg
1,702,264 2:06 1991-01-01
Can't Be Still
Can't Be Still
1,664,792 2:01 1965-01-01
Baby, Scratch My Back
Baby, Scratch My Back
1,658,408 3:09 2003-01-01
Comin' Home Baby
Comin' Home Baby
1,519,691 3:12 1962-01-01
I Got a Woman
I Got a Woman
1,407,642 3:35 1962-01-01
I Got A Woman
I Got A Woman
1,407,642 3:34 1962-01-01
Hang 'Em High
Hang 'Em High
1,404,718 3:60 1968-01-01
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
1,383,036 2:36 1966-01-01
A Change Is Gonna Come
A Change Is Gonna Come
1,225,442 4:51 2002-09-30
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
1,149,300 4:09 2019-07-12
Groovin'
Groovin'
1,119,165 2:44 1967-01-01
Children, Don't Get Weary - Instrumental
Children, Don't Get Weary - Instrumental
1,103,521 3:34 1969-01-01
As the Years Go Passing By (with Booker T. & The MG's) - Live
As the Years Go Passing By (with Booker T. & The MG's) - Live
1,097,117 4:44 1997-01-01
Twist and Shout
Twist and Shout
1,080,904 2:13 1962-01-01
Twist And Shout
Twist And Shout
1,080,904 2:12 1962-01-01
Winter Wonderland [take 2]
Winter Wonderland [take 2]
1,021,658 2:08 2007-01-01
Winter Wonderland - Take 2
Winter Wonderland - Take 2
1,021,658 2:08 2023-09-29
Blue on Green
Blue on Green
977,884 2:28 1968-01-01
Lonely Avenue
Lonely Avenue
952,054 3:30 1962-01-01
Summertime
Summertime
922,188 4:42 1966-01-01
One Mint Julep
One Mint Julep
917,215 3:05 1966-01-01
You Can't Sit Down
You Can't Sit Down
903,656 2:51 1962-01-01
Can't Sit Down
Can't Sit Down
903,656 2:51 1962-01-01
I Can't Sit Down - 2023 Remaster
I Can't Sit Down - 2023 Remaster
903,656 2:51 1962-10-01
Stranger on the Shore
Stranger on the Shore
840,956 2:23 1962-01-01
Stranger On The Shore
Stranger On The Shore
840,956 2:21 1962-01-01
One Who Really Loves You
One Who Really Loves You
827,838 2:26 1962-01-01
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
825,961 2:33 1962-01-01
A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
825,961 2:33 1962-01-01
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
770,078 2:24 1966-01-01
Fuquawi
Fuquawi
761,994 3:40 1971-01-01
Aw' Mercy
Aw' Mercy
737,218 2:39 1965-01-01
Over Easy
Over Easy
704,217 4:08 1968-01-01
Chicken Pox
Chicken Pox
685,279 3:26 1971-01-01
Melting Pot - 45 Version
Melting Pot - 45 Version
674,188 3:51 1993-09-30
Home Grown
Home Grown
655,824 3:14 1965-01-01
Slim Jenkins Place (aka Slim Jenkins' Joint)
Slim Jenkins Place (aka Slim Jenkins' Joint)
641,619 2:27 1967-01-01
Tic-Tac-Toe
Tic-Tac-Toe
619,220 2:35 1965-01-01
Behave Yourself - Single Version
Behave Yourself - Single Version
602,488 3:48 1962-01-01
Big Train
Big Train
588,074 2:33 1965-01-01
Shake
Shake
584,723 2:57 2019-07-12
Booker-Loo
Booker-Loo
551,556 4:06 2019-07-12
Try a Little Tenderness
Try a Little Tenderness
533,470 5:16 2019-07-12
Day Tripper
Day Tripper
509,924 2:53 1970-01-01
Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland
497,548 2:06 1966-01-01
Soul Dressing - Single Version
Soul Dressing - Single Version
473,118 2:59 2007-04-02
Soul Sanction
Soul Sanction
465,397 2:39 1967-01-01
Respect
Respect
444,750 2:56 2019-07-12
Philly Dog
Philly Dog
420,733 3:09 2019-07-12
L.A. Jazz Song
L.A. Jazz Song
419,484 4:19 1971-01-01
Soul Clap '69
Soul Clap '69
405,863 2:42 1998-01-01
Booker-Loo
Booker-Loo
398,137 2:29 1991-01-01
Eleanor Rigby
Eleanor Rigby
385,947 3:41 1968-01-01
Hip Hug-Her
Hip Hug-Her
369,655 3:10 2019-07-12
Merry Christmas Baby
Merry Christmas Baby
363,491 3:17 1966-01-01
Something
Something
361,546 4:13 1970-01-01
Blue Christmas
Blue Christmas
360,143 3:13 1966-01-01
Be My Lady
Be My Lady
357,452 2:35 1991-01-01
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
350,945 3:27 2019-07-12
Kinda Easy Like
Kinda Easy Like
328,342 8:43 1971-01-01
White Christmas
White Christmas
324,026 3:05 1966-01-01
Outrage
Outrage
320,186 2:38 1965-01-01
Winter Snow
Winter Snow
305,909 3:22 1991-01-01
Mrs. Robinson - Instrumental
Mrs. Robinson - Instrumental
300,619 3:42 1969-01-01
Never My Love
Never My Love
289,047 2:47 1968-01-01
Expressway (To Your Heart)
Expressway (To Your Heart)
288,234 3:05 1968-01-01
You Don't Love Me
You Don't Love Me
271,646 2:49 1968-01-01
Medley: Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End / Here Comes The Sun / Come Together
Medley: Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight / The End / Here Comes The Sun / Come Together
263,319 15:50 1970-01-01
Born Under A Bad Sign
Born Under A Bad Sign
261,164 3:11 1968-01-01
This Old Heart of Mine (with Booker T. & the MG's) - Alternate
This Old Heart of Mine (with Booker T. & the MG's) - Alternate
248,749 3:55 1975-01-01
I Can Dig It
I Can Dig It
236,221 2:43 1968-01-01
Heads Or Tails
Heads Or Tails
234,917 2:35 1968-01-01
Booker's Notion
Booker's Notion
214,165 2:27 1967-01-01
The Beat Goes On
The Beat Goes On
207,399 2:39 1968-01-01
Lady Madonna
Lady Madonna
203,128 3:32 1969-01-01
Sunny Monday
Sunny Monday
201,875 4:35 1971-01-01
Plum Nellie
Plum Nellie
195,918 2:07 1965-01-01
Ode to Billy Joe
Ode to Billy Joe
184,530 4:01 1968-01-01
Back Home
Back Home
181,585 4:40 1971-01-01
Pigmy
Pigmy
177,558 3:58 1967-01-01
Doin' Our Thing
Doin' Our Thing
166,369 4:02 1968-01-01
Michelle
Michelle
165,142 2:49 1969-01-01
The Christmas Song
The Christmas Song
157,416 3:21 1966-01-01
Medley: Sun King / Mean Mr. Mustard / Polythene Pam / She Came In Through The Bathroom Window / I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Medley: Sun King / Mean Mr. Mustard / Polythene Pam / She Came In Through The Bathroom Window / I Want You (She's So Heavy)
155,820 10:44 1970-01-01
Medley: Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through The Bathroom Window/I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Medley: Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through The Bathroom Window/I Want You (She's So Heavy)
155,820 10:41 1998-01-01
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy
154,690 3:05 1968-01-01
Silent Night
Silent Night
153,859 3:26 1966-01-01
Foxy Lady
Foxy Lady
152,827 3:15 1968-01-01
Get Ready
Get Ready
152,448 2:51 1967-01-01
Green Onions (live)
Green Onions (live)
152,223 3:42 2006-01-01
Medley: Because / You Never Give Me Your Money
Medley: Because / You Never Give Me Your Money
145,368 7:28 1970-01-01
In the Midnight Hour
In the Midnight Hour
141,862 2:58 1966-01-01
We Three Kings
We Three Kings
136,722 2:37 1966-01-01
Good Groove
Good Groove
133,453 2:53 2003-01-01
Soul Jam
Soul Jam
131,783 3:05 1966-01-01
Working in the Coal Mine
Working in the Coal Mine
130,038 2:42 1966-01-01
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
128,348 2:52 1966-01-01
Carnaby St.
Carnaby St.
128,109 2:20 1967-01-01
You Can't Do That
You Can't Do That
127,438 2:47 1970-01-01
Red Beans and Rice
Red Beans and Rice
125,134 2:04 2005-02-08
Willow Weep For Me
Willow Weep For Me
118,530 3:47 1968-01-01
No Matter What Shape
No Matter What Shape
116,284 3:01 1966-01-01
The Exodus Song
The Exodus Song
111,389 2:39 1968-01-01
Double or Nothing
Double or Nothing
110,740 2:56 1967-01-01
Hi Ride
Hi Ride
110,270 2:37 1971-01-01
Gotta Serve Somebody
Gotta Serve Somebody
108,746 4:24 1994-05-24
You Keep Me Hanging On
You Keep Me Hanging On
107,136 4:51 1968-01-01
Terrible Thing
Terrible Thing
106,055 2:32 1998-01-01
I Was Made To Love Her
I Was Made To Love Her
96,263 2:38 2003-01-01
Night Owl Walk
Night Owl Walk
92,833 3:14 1965-01-01
Burnt Biscuits
Burnt Biscuits
92,606 2:17 1998-01-01
More
More
91,782 2:53 1967-01-01
The Horse - Instrumental
The Horse - Instrumental
90,427 2:45 1969-01-01
Tic Tac Toe - Album Version - Alternate version
Tic Tac Toe - Album Version - Alternate version
87,037 3:34 2003-01-01
La La Means I Love You
La La Means I Love You
85,827 2:41 1968-01-01
Green Onions - [Live From 5/4 Ballroom, Los Angeles, 1965]
Green Onions - [Live From 5/4 Ballroom, Los Angeles, 1965]
83,081 3:43 1962-01-01
Mercy Mercy
Mercy Mercy
81,720 2:37 1965-01-01
Jericho
Jericho
79,157 2:38 1966-01-01
Red Beans and Rice - Live in Paris, 1967
Red Beans and Rice - Live in Paris, 1967
75,346 1:60 2005-02-08
Sing A Simple Song - Instrumental
Sing A Simple Song - Instrumental
73,580 3:33 1969-01-01
Soul Man
Soul Man
70,328 2:43 2003-01-01
Light My Fire - Instrumental
Light My Fire - Instrumental
65,520 4:18 1969-01-01
You Can't Do That - Alternate Take
You Can't Do That - Alternate Take
64,046 4:58 1970-01-01
Let's Go
Let's Go
59,246 2:22 2003-01-01
Green Onions
Green Onions
58,202 4:14 2000-01-01
Harlem Shuffle
Harlem Shuffle
57,988 3:10 2003-01-01
Slidin'
Slidin'
56,686 2:45 2003-01-01
Sticky Stuff
Sticky Stuff
56,483 4:13 1977-01-01
Run Tank Run
Run Tank Run
55,842 2:36 1969-01-01
(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone
54,698 2:59 1968-01-01
Hi-Heel Sneakers
Hi-Heel Sneakers
53,671 3:03 2003-01-01
Johnny I Love You
Johnny I Love You
52,850 3:02 1969-01-01
It's Your Thing - Instrumental
It's Your Thing - Instrumental
51,843 3:02 1969-01-01
Gimme Some Lovin' - Live in Paris, 1967
Gimme Some Lovin' - Live in Paris, 1967
51,187 2:55 2005-02-08
Don't Mess up a Good Thing
Don't Mess up a Good Thing
48,319 2:45 1966-01-01
Taboo
Taboo
47,278 4:26 1966-01-01
Think
Think
46,745 2:58 1966-01-01
Can't Sit Down - [Live From 5/4 Ballroom, Los Angeles, 1965]
Can't Sit Down - [Live From 5/4 Ballroom, Los Angeles, 1965]
46,381 4:58 1962-01-01
Boot-Leg (live)
Boot-Leg (live)
45,594 3:14 2006-01-01
Put A Label On It
Put A Label On It
44,462 2:04 2003-01-01
I Can't Stand the Rain
I Can't Stand the Rain
44,097 5:08 1994-05-24
Ain't It
Ain't It
43,714 2:55 2003-01-01
Gimme Some Lovin'
Gimme Some Lovin'
42,446 2:57 2003-01-01
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
42,434 4:31 1994-05-24
Weird Stomp
Weird Stomp
41,413 2:40 2003-01-01
Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey
41,012 3:13 1966-01-01
Jazzy
Jazzy
40,765 2:08 2003-01-01
Funky Folks Cha Cha
Funky Folks Cha Cha
40,758 3:33 2003-01-01
Wade In The Water
Wade In The Water
40,612 2:28 2003-01-01
I Hear A Symphony
I Hear A Symphony
40,344 2:10 2003-01-01
Georgia On My Mind
Georgia On My Mind
37,987 3:12 2003-01-01
Cleveland Now - Instrumental
Cleveland Now - Instrumental
37,256 3:09 1969-01-01
Lawn Party
Lawn Party
37,146 2:45 2003-01-01
Downtown
Downtown
36,114 2:42 2003-01-01
Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae
36,065 1:60 2003-01-01
Raunchy
Raunchy
35,419 2:48 2003-01-01
The Bo Vitch
The Bo Vitch
34,008 2:12 2003-01-01
Slum Baby
Slum Baby
33,896 2:36 1986-01-01
Consumption
Consumption
33,729 2:53 2003-01-01
Wang Dang Doodle
Wang Dang Doodle
33,258 2:48 2003-01-01
Three Leaf Clover
Three Leaf Clover
32,998 2:25 2003-01-01
This Guy's In Love With You - Instrumental
This Guy's In Love With You - Instrumental
32,989 3:08 1969-01-01
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
32,466 3:39 2003-01-01
You're All I Need To Get By - Instrumental
You're All I Need To Get By - Instrumental
31,606 3:54 1969-01-01
The Letter
The Letter
30,939 2:39 2003-01-01
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
30,906 4:40 1994-05-24
You Left The Water Running
You Left The Water Running
30,705 2:16 2003-01-01
Every Beat Of My Heart
Every Beat Of My Heart
30,233 2:57 2003-01-01
Mo' Greens
Mo' Greens
29,781 5:38 1994-05-24
Got To Get You Into My Life
Got To Get You Into My Life
29,306 3:50 2008-01-01
Spoonful
Spoonful
29,300 2:54 2003-01-01
I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) - Instrumental
I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) - Instrumental
28,912 2:50 1969-01-01
Slip Slidin'
Slip Slidin'
28,652 3:58 1994-05-24
Ain't That Peculiar
Ain't That Peculiar
28,145 2:39 2003-01-01
Last Tango in Memphis
Last Tango in Memphis
25,810 5:29 1977-01-01
Grab Bag
Grab Bag
25,695 4:36 1977-01-01
On A Saturday Night
On A Saturday Night
25,593 2:45 2003-01-01
You Are My Sunshine
You Are My Sunshine
25,189 3:05 2003-01-01
Meditation
Meditation
25,044 3:59 1986-01-01
Tank's Lament - Instrumental
Tank's Lament - Instrumental
24,101 2:51 1969-01-01
Oo Wee Baby, I Love You
Oo Wee Baby, I Love You
24,097 2:60 2003-01-01
Love Child - Instrumental
Love Child - Instrumental
23,489 3:02 1969-01-01
Love Wheels
Love Wheels
23,447 3:41 1977-01-01
Down At Ralph's Joint - Instrumental
Down At Ralph's Joint - Instrumental
23,201 3:52 1969-01-01
That's The Way It Should Be
That's The Way It Should Be
23,023 3:23 1994-05-24
You're So Fine
You're So Fine
22,489 2:10 2003-01-01
Crusin'
Crusin'
21,594 3:45 1994-05-24
Let's Wait Awhile
Let's Wait Awhile
21,401 3:41 1994-05-24
Green Onions - Live in London
Green Onions - Live in London
21,124 5:00 2005-09-20
We've Got Johnny Wells - Instrumental
We've Got Johnny Wells - Instrumental
21,025 3:45 1969-01-01
Blues In The Gutter
Blues In The Gutter
20,647 3:26 1969-01-01
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
20,592 5:24 1998-01-01
Space Nuts
Space Nuts
20,587 3:30 1977-01-01
Camel Ride
Camel Ride
19,725 6:16 1994-05-24
Sarasota Sunset
Sarasota Sunset
19,216 3:60 1994-05-24
Tie Stick
Tie Stick
18,361 5:04 1977-01-01
Moto Cross
Moto Cross
18,082 4:37 1977-01-01
Hang 'Em High - Live
Hang 'Em High - Live
17,573 2:58 2023-04-28
Have A Heart
Have A Heart
17,066 4:30 1994-05-24
Reincarnation
Reincarnation
17,044 5:12 1977-01-01
MG's Salsa
MG's Salsa
16,849 5:30 1977-01-01
Deadwood Dick - Instrumental
Deadwood Dick - Instrumental
16,645 4:30 1969-01-01
Green Onions - Live Concert in Paris, 1967
Green Onions - Live Concert in Paris, 1967
13,728 4:59 2005-02-08
Band Introductions - Live
Band Introductions - Live
12,926 0:50 2023-09-08
Green Onions (Remastered)
Green Onions (Remastered)
12,386 5:20 2013-01-13
Green Onions - Live
Green Onions - Live
12,148 5:22 2023-09-08
Something
Something
11,993 3:33 1993-09-30
Born Under a Bad Sign - Live
Born Under a Bad Sign - Live
11,775 4:32 2023-04-28
Green Onions - Live '91
Green Onions - Live '91
10,335 4:50 2021-04-23
As The Years Go Passing By
As The Years Go Passing By
8,184 5:10 1996-02-06
Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae
8,110 2:09 1998-01-01
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Live
I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Live
7,906 4:29 1998-01-01
Booker's Theme
Booker's Theme
7,608 3:13 1969-01-01
Melting Pot - Live '91
Melting Pot - Live '91
7,103 10:01 2021-04-23
Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae
7,086 2:11 2017-02-09
Melting Pot - Live
Melting Pot - Live
6,694 8:57 2023-09-08
Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay - Live '91
Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay - Live '91
6,380 4:54 2021-04-23
Interlude 1 - Live
Interlude 1 - Live
6,327 1:32 2023-09-08
Time Is Tight - Single Version
Time Is Tight - Single Version
6,000 3:16 2023-11-24
Hip Hug-Her - Live in Paris, 1967
Hip Hug-Her - Live in Paris, 1967
5,678 2:56 2005-02-08
McLemore Avenue - Radio Promo
McLemore Avenue - Radio Promo
5,646 0:59 1998-01-01
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
5,582 5:08 1998-01-01
Time is Tight - Live
Time is Tight - Live
5,541 10:54 2023-09-08
Band Introductions - Live '91
Band Introductions - Live '91
5,402 1:07 2021-04-23
Hole In The Wall
Hole In The Wall
5,387 2:51 1998-01-01
Summertime - Live '91
Summertime - Live '91
5,222 5:28 2021-04-23
Lay Lady Lay
Lay Lady Lay
5,218 4:01 1998-01-01
Time Is Tight
Time Is Tight
5,161 11:18 1998-01-01
Sarasota Sunset - Live '91
Sarasota Sunset - Live '91
5,135 5:22 2021-04-23
Tic-Tac-Toe - Live in Paris, 1967
Tic-Tac-Toe - Live in Paris, 1967
4,988 2:36 2005-02-08
Soul Limbo - Live '91
Soul Limbo - Live '91
4,974 5:15 2021-04-23
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Live
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Live
4,882 4:51 2023-04-28
Gotta Serve Somebody
Gotta Serve Somebody
4,871 5:36 1998-01-01
Green Onions - Live
Green Onions - Live
4,729 5:06 1998-01-01
Cruisin'
Cruisin'
4,696 3:37 1996-02-06
MG Party
MG Party
4,685 2:26 1998-01-01
Time Is Tight - Live '91
Time Is Tight - Live '91
4,671 10:28 2021-04-23
Groovin' - Live
Groovin' - Live
4,444 3:49 2023-09-08
Hip Hug-Her - Live
Hip Hug-Her - Live
4,169 2:38 2023-09-08
Booker-Loo - Live in Paris, 1967
Booker-Loo - Live in Paris, 1967
4,143 3:21 2005-02-08
Born Under a Bad Sign - Live
Born Under a Bad Sign - Live
4,049 5:01 2023-09-08
Hip Hug-Her - Live '91
Hip Hug-Her - Live '91
3,957 2:49 2021-04-23
Sarasota Sunset - Live
Sarasota Sunset - Live
3,929 6:28 1998-01-01
Groovin' - Live '91
Groovin' - Live '91
3,870 3:55 2021-04-23
Soul Limbo - Live
Soul Limbo - Live
3,865 4:20 2023-04-28
Time Is Tight - Live
Time Is Tight - Live
3,861 6:33 2023-04-28
Born Under A Bad Sign - Live '91
Born Under A Bad Sign - Live '91
3,838 3:55 2021-04-23
Outrage - Live in Paris, 1967
Outrage - Live in Paris, 1967
3,751 2:46 2005-02-08
Born Under A Bad Sign
Born Under A Bad Sign
3,548 3:37 1998-01-01
Cruisin' - Live '91
Cruisin' - Live '91
3,487 3:40 2021-04-23
Hang 'Em High - Live
Hang 'Em High - Live
3,485 5:28 2023-09-08
Cruisin' - Live
Cruisin' - Live
3,439 3:26 2023-09-08
Hang 'Em High - Live '91
Hang 'Em High - Live '91
3,334 5:32 2021-04-23
Hang 'Em High
Hang 'Em High
3,250 3:58 1969-01-01
Hang 'Em High Part Two - Live
Hang 'Em High Part Two - Live
3,136 3:39 2023-04-28
Albert's Rap
Albert's Rap
2,871 1:15 1998-01-01
Medley: I'm With You / I Don't Mind / Oh, Baby Don't You Weep
Medley: I'm With You / I Don't Mind / Oh, Baby Don't You Weep
2,826 4:15 1998-01-01
Hip Hug-Her - Live
Hip Hug-Her - Live
2,550 3:55 2023-04-28
Double Or Nothin' - Live '91
Double Or Nothin' - Live '91
2,473 3:29 2021-04-23
Interlude 3 - Live
Interlude 3 - Live
2,460 0:31 2023-09-08
Soul Clap '69
Soul Clap '69
2,263 2:42 1969-01-01
Green Onions (Live)
Green Onions (Live)
1,009 6:40 2019-03-22
Crowd - Encore Break - Live '91
Crowd - Encore Break - Live '91
< 1000 0:23 2021-04-23
Green Onions - Live
Green Onions - Live
< 1000 5:04 2019-09-27
Summertime - Live
Summertime - Live
< 1000 5:18 2019-09-27
Interlude 2 - Live
Interlude 2 - Live
< 1000 0:24 2023-09-08

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2024-05-20
[UME - Global Clearing House]
Ain't No Lyin' (Live Toronto '93)
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2023-09-08
[Third Stone Recordings]
Music around the World by Booker T & The MG's
Music around the World by Booker T & The MG's
2023-06-26
[Sunny Side of the Street]
When The Evening Comes (Live San Francisco '74)
When The Evening Comes (Live San Francisco '74)
2023-04-28
[Wolf Tree]
Mo' Onions (2023 Remaster)
Mo' Onions (2023 Remaster)
2022-11-16
[Rhino Atlantic]
Headed For The 'Frisco Bay (Live '91)
Headed For The 'Frisco Bay (Live '91)
2021-04-23
[musique de soliel]
Green Onions
Green Onions
2020-10-05
[MnJ Music]
Live at the Monterey International Pop Festival
Live at the Monterey International Pop Festival
2019-07-12
[The Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation]
The Albums 1962-1968
The Albums 1962-1968
2019-03-29
[Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group]
Stax Classics
Stax Classics
2017-05-19
[Rhino Atlantic]
Green Onions
Green Onions
2016-11-30
[Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group]
Green Onions
Green Onions
2012-01-01
[Soul Story]
Definitive Soul: Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Definitive Soul: Booker T. & The M.G.'s
2007-04-02
[Rhino Atlantic]
The Platinum Collection
The Platinum Collection
2007-03-19
[Rhino]
The Very Best Of Booker T. & The MG's
The Very Best Of Booker T. & The MG's
2007-01-01
[Stax]
Stax Profiles: Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Stax Profiles: Booker T. & The M.G.'s
2006-01-01
[Stax]
The Best Of...
The Best Of...
2005-02-08
[Rhino Atlantic]
Soul Men
Soul Men
2003-01-01
[Stax]
Stax Instrumentals
Stax Instrumentals
2003-01-01
[Stax]
Time Is Tight
Time Is Tight
1998-01-01
[Stax]
That'S The Way It Should Be
That'S The Way It Should Be
1994-05-24
[Columbia]
The Best Of Booker T. & The MGs
The Best Of Booker T. & The MGs
1986-01-01
[Stax]
Universal Language
Universal Language
1977-01-01
[Rhino/Elektra]
Melting Pot
Melting Pot
1971-01-01
[FM Records]
Melting Pot
Melting Pot
1971-01-01
[Stax]
McLemore Avenue [Stax Remasters]
McLemore Avenue [Stax Remasters]
1970-01-01
[Stax]
The Booker T. Set
The Booker T. Set
1969-01-01
[Stax]
Uptight - Soundtrack From the Motion Picture
Uptight - Soundtrack From the Motion Picture
1969-01-01
[Stax]
Soul Limbo
Soul Limbo
1968-01-01
[Stax]
Soul Limbo
Soul Limbo
1968-01-01
[Stax]
Doin' Our Thing
Doin' Our Thing
1968-01-01
[Rhino Atlantic]
Hip Hug-Her
Hip Hug-Her
1967-01-01
[Rhino/Elektra]
In the Christmas Spirit
In the Christmas Spirit
1966-01-01
[Rhino/Elektra]
And Now!
And Now!
1966-01-01
[Rhino/Elektra]
Soul Dressing
Soul Dressing
1965-01-01
[Rhino Atlantic]
Green Onions (Mono Version)
Green Onions (Mono Version)
1962-10-15
[Rhino Atlantic]
Green Onions (60th Anniversary Remaster)
Green Onions (60th Anniversary Remaster)
1962-10-01
[Rhino Atlantic]
Green Onions
Green Onions
1962-01-01
[Rhino Atlantic]
Green Onions / Behave Yourself
Green Onions / Behave Yourself
1962-01-01
[Rhino Atlantic]
Green Onions
Green Onions
1962-01-01
[Revolver Records]
Green Onions / Behave Yourself
Green Onions / Behave Yourself
1962-01-01
[Rhino Atlantic]