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Booker T. Jones
0 Comments. 1,188 Views. Posted 30 Sep 2011 @ 9:22am.
Throughout Booker T. Jones’s new album, The Road From Memphis, there’s an overwhelming preoccupation with place. ‘The city’ exists as an almost-magical place of life, excitement and potential, filled with millions of individuals of limitless creativity and imagination. Memphis - the city of his birth and the epicentre of his amazing career – obviously looms large, but so too does New York, where... Read More
Booker T Jones : The Road to Memphis
0 Comments. 2,194 Views. Posted 7 Jul 2011 @ 9:33am.
Is Booker T Jones the coolest man in rock'n'roll? As the titular leader of Booker T and the MGs Jones' distinctive Hammond B3 organ riffs were critical to the distinctive Stax Records sound. Over 40 years after Stax's demise Jones remains a powerful figure in contemporary rock'n'roll, his very presence a prima facie indicator of musical excellence.   Having utilised the considerable... Read More
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