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Posts Tagged Booker T & The M.G.’s

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September 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 61

The MG’s, The MG’s (1973) They were always known, of course, as Booker T & The M.G.’s – until they weren’t!  In 1973 there was a falling out and Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper were gone, leaving just the rhythm section. The great Al Jackson Jr (drums) and the wonderful Donald “Duck” Dunn (bass). […]
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March 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio: Close But No Cigar

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio Close But No Cigar Colemine Records This Seattle-based trio of musicians (Lamarr on the organ, guitarist Jimmy James and drummer David McGraw) keep it greasy as they move through 60s and 70s-sounding funk, blues and groove soul-jazz amalgams. Yes, an easy, obvious reference point is Booker T & The M.G’s. And […]
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December 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 5 – Al Jackson, Jr.

You don’t see his name in the list of the absolute greats often enough – but drummers know. And people with stacks of, er, Stax Records records know – Al Jackson, Jr. was one of the all-time greatest, a better drummer you couldn’t hope to find. You want someone to just sit on the groove […]
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September 5, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Booker T: Sound The Alarm

Booker T Sound The Alarm Concord Jazz Booker T. Jones has been the victim of a handful of “comeback” albums across the last two decades, including, originally, the re-billing of Booker T & The M.G.’s and then he recorded just as Booker T. Jones (including with The Roots backing him; no complaints there). This new […]
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November 15, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1760

Albert King, Born Under A Bad Sign (1967) I first knew about Albert King from seeing him perform with B.B King and hearing him guest with the likes of Gary Moore and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The influence on SRV was obvious. The album I hunted out straight away was this – a double-dose of magic […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Al Jackson, Albert King, As The Years Go Passing By, B.B. King, Blues, Booker T & The M.G.'s, Born Under A Bad Sign, Crosscut Saw, Gary Moore, Oh, Pretty Woman, Steve Cropper, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vinyl ·

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September 27, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1833

Booker T & The M.G.’s, McLemore Avenue (1970) I bought this LP just a few weeks ago. I hadn’t heard of it before. I’m a fan of Booker T & The M.G.’s from Green Onions first of all and from all their work with Stax. Then I found this album – an instrumental set of […]
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