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Booker T. Jones
Born: Nov 12, 1944 in Memphis, TN
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Genre: R&B
Biography: Booker T. Jones was one of the architects of the Memphis soul sound of the 1960s as the leader of Booker T. & the MG's, who scored a number of hits on their own as well as serving as the Stax Records house band. But Jones' accomplishments don't stop there, and as a producer, songwriter, arranger, and ...Read full biography
The Road from Memphis
The Road from Memphis
Released: 2011
Label: Anti
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Booker T. Jones could have gone in any direction after 2009's Grammy-winning Potato Hole. He's traveled the musical map with his ubiquitous MG's as recent reissues -- 1977's disco-centric Universal Language ...Read full review
Potato Hole
Potato Hole
Released: 2009
Label: Anti/Epitaph
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Potato Hole is Booker T. Jones' first solo album in two decades and the early buzz in the media has already termed it his most "audacious," but that's not exactly the case with this new set. It isn't audacious ...Read full review
More Booker T. Jones albums: Main Albums (9), Compilations (2), Singles & EPs (2)
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