Booker t and the mgs behave yourself book

In the 1960s, as members of the house band of stax records, they played on hundreds of recordings by. As i approach my 75th birthday, im honored to share my new memoir, time is tight, is available. The combo instrumental record had existed before booker and the group, but working at stax records during the glory days of the memphis soul scene, the mgs were able to come up with a whole new. Behave yourself horse 19181937, an american thoroughbred racehorse. Behave yourself booker t and the mgs by littlekicks2. And the mgs green onions behave yourself at discogs. Booker t and crew are always tops in our book and this albums as strong a batch of their classic singles as youll ever find. As part of an ongoing series of stax reissues, the concord music group has put out a remastered version of booker t. So we used the time to record a blues which we called behave yourself, and i. Feb 28, 20 as part of an ongoing series of stax reissues, the concord music group has put out a remastered version of booker t. They became the core of a shifting alignment of musicians that acted as the house band for stax records. Jones, duck dunn, steve cropper, and jim stewart remember al jacksons talent photo courtesy deanie parker collection, center for southern folklore archives in 2007, booker t.

Nov 12, 2018 stewart wanted to release the single with the first track, behave yourself, as the aside and the second track as the bside. Lewie steinberg, nearly 30 years old, was on bass, and was also no stranger to the studio. Captured live at the monterey international festival record store day colored vinyl lp booker t. Their bestknown songs included green onions, bootleg, and time is tight.

Behave yourself is a beautifully wrought piece of organbased blues that gives jones a chance to show off some surprisingly nimblefingered playing, while stranger on the shore is transformed into a piece of prime soul music in the groups hands. Green onions bw behave yourself, usuk, 7 45 rpm, stax recordsuslondon recordsuk, september 1962. Behave yourself, a song from the album green onions by booker t and the m. Check out our editors picks to get the lowdown on the movies and shows were looking forward to this month. Live at the monterey international pop festival, mclemore avenue stax remasters, soul men, stax instrumentals, thats the way it should be, singles. Joness warmest memories are of sessions with otis redding just days before he died. Mar 11, 2019 booker t jones, organist i grew up in memphis and by the time i was 17, i was learning saxophone, piano and hammond organ, paid for by my paper round. Joness first names and the acronym for memphis group, mg. Described as one of the most popular instrumental rock and soul songs ever, 2 the tune is a twelvebar blues with a rippling hammond m3 organ line by booker t. Jones s first names and the acronym for memphis group, mg. Booker t jones, organist i grew up in memphis and by the time i was 17, i was learning saxophone, piano and hammond organ, paid for by my paper round. The bands name is a combination of organist booker t. Golden slumbers carry that weight the end here comes the sun come together.

In 1968, stax records was sold to different owners and booker t. Check out green onions behave yourself digital 45 by booker t. As joyful to read as bookers music is to listen to. How we made booker t and the mgs green onions music. Jones organ, piano, steve cropper guitar, lewie steinberg bass, and al jackson, jr.

Apr 09, 2017 01 green onions 02 rinkydink 03 i got a woman 04 mo onions 05 twist and shout 06 behave yourself 07 stranger on the shore 08 lonely avenue 09 one who really loves you 10 i cant sit down 11 a woman, a lover. It wasn t an official dissolution of the group but each member wanted to explore their own different musical horizons. Album green onions stax remasters, booker t and the m. The original green onions lp by the peerless booker t. It was the first time the four musicians were playing together, but two of them 17year old booker t. The song is currently ranked as the 85th greatest song of all time, as well as the. Green onions bw behave yourself 1962 chinese checkers bw plumnellie. Jones was born on november 12, 1944 in memphis, tennessee, usa. In the 1960s, as members of the house band of stax records, they played on hundreds of recordings by artists such as. Its a book, a memoir named after one of his memorable recordings. This is an instrumental with a simple but unusual 24 time signature.

Jones, 20yearold guitarist steve cropper, and two seasoned players, bassist lewie steinberg and drummer al jackson jr. In 1962 bo diddley released a song called you cant judge a book by the cover. Book s organ is the sound of a generation, and steve croppers sinister vamping on guitar gives even the poppier tracks a hard edge that still sends shivers down our spine. It started in the recording studio of stax records in memphis, tennessee on a sweltering summer afternoon in 1962. A group of studio musicians were assembled waiting for white rocker billy lee riley. Jones, along with steve cropper, bass player lewie steinberg, and al jackson jr. Although, according to, the song was named by booker t. House band for stax records who played on nearly every song released by the label and epitomized the sound of memphis soul.

Stewart wanted to release the single with the first track, behave yourself, as the aside and the second track as the bside. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. How we made booker t and the mgs green onions music the. Jones and 18 yearold steve cropper had already done sessions together at stax. Green onions behave yourself digital 45 by booker t. Bfunk band that was influential in shaping the sound of southern soul and memphis soul. Jones reflects on his life in music jones band, booker t. Provided to youtube by rhino atlantic behave yourself booker t. Best remembered as the inhouse backing band of the stax record label. They recorded with many of the stax artists, including wilson pickett, otis redding, and isaac hayes, but they also recorded their own material between sessions. This album was quickly assembled around those two songs to capitalize on the success of the millionselling single. Jones smoky organ and the funky guitar bursts of steve.