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Booker T. & the MG’s

Country / region: United States
Recording years: 1962–1965
Recordings in scope: 24
Albums in scope: 2

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Booker T. & the MG’s in Rhythm and Blues · United States South

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ARTIST STORY

Meet Booker T. & the MG’s

Booker T. & the MG’s is a band / group associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1962–1965. The artist is connected with Rhythm and Blues and Soul, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Rhythm and Blues and Soul shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “A Woman, a Lover, a Friend”, “Behave Yourself”, “Comin’ Home Baby”, “Green Onions”. Then move to “Green Onions” and “Soul Dressing” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.

Rhythm and Blues Soul

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

Basic information

Type: Band / group
Country / region: United States
Formation date: 1962
End date: 2012
Formed in: Memphis

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Recordings in the current scope

01A Woman, a Lover, a Friend1962 · SoulOpen in new tab 02Behave Yourself1962 · SoulOpen in new tab 03Comin’ Home Baby1962 · SoulOpen in new tab 04Green Onions1962 · SoulOpen in new tab 05I Can’t Sit Down1962 · SoulOpen in new tab

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums in the current scope

Album·1962

Green Onions

Album·1965

Soul Dressing

GENRES

Genres

Rhythm and Blues Soul

ARTIST GRAPH

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Booker T. & the MG’s

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Why they connect

created bySoul DressingBooker T. & the MG’s and Soul Dressing are connected in the catalog.
created byGreen OnionsBooker T. & the MG’s and Green Onions are connected in the catalog.
main styleRhythm and BluesBooker T. & the MG’s and Rhythm and Blues share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleSoulBooker T. & the MG’s and Soul share an artist-to-genre connection.
performed byGreen OnionsGreen Onions is a recording by Booker T. & the MG’s.
performed byComin’ Home BabyComin’ Home Baby is a recording by Booker T. & the MG’s.
performed byA Woman, a Lover, a FriendA Woman, a Lover, a Friend is a recording by Booker T. & the MG’s.
performed byBehave YourselfBehave Yourself is a recording by Booker T. & the MG’s.
performed byI Can’t Sit DownI Can’t Sit Down is a recording by Booker T. & the MG’s.

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GenreRhythm and Blues GenreSoul AlbumGreen Onions AlbumSoul Dressing