Song:Everything Is Everything
Album:The Road From Memphis
Of course most music fans should be familiar with legendary organist Booker T. Jones as leader of the Stax Records house band Booker T & The MG's in the 60s. He played on so many great records. But he left Stax in 1970 and moved to Los Angeles. He's still making great music like this 2011 album The Road From Memphis. He was born Nov. 12, 1944 in Memphis. Jones was a child prodigy. He could play anything. And this led him to Stax where he scored a huge hit in 1962 with Green Onions and played on many Stax hits. Jones left Stax and moved to Los Angeles in 1970. He married Priscilla Coolidge (Rita Coolidge's sister) and they recorded a few albums until their 1979 divorce. In the 70s Jones recorded for A&M Records and he had success with the 1981 album I Want You. But most of the time he did session work with Rita Coolidge, Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash, Carlos Santana and many others. Jones was inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1992. He signed with Anti Records in 2009 and released the album Potato Hole recorded in Muscle Shoals with The Drive By Truckers. That album won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Album. The Road From Memphis was released in 2011. It was produced by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of The Roots. Questlove plays drums and guitarist "Captain" Kirk Douglas, bassist Owen Biddle and percussionist Stewart Killen all from The Roots are the band. Special guests include guitar legend Dennis Coffey and Sharon Jones. Jones returned to Stax for the 2013 album Sound The Alarm. He does Stax reunion tours. I saw him a few years ago at the Toronto Jazz Festival. This year he is doing a Stax Records 50th Anniversary Tour. If you like tasty soul, be sure to check him out if he's coming your way. Here's the video for Everything Is Everything by Booker T. Jones.
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