Booker T and The MGs
Stax Legends 2: Steve Cropper, Soulful Guitarist, Songwriter Supreme
Hear the former MGs member, in-demand session player for more than half a century, and co-writer of some of the greatest soul records ever made.
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Features2 months ago‘Soul Man’: Sam & Dave, Comin’ To Ya In 1967
The irresistible Isaac Hayes-David Porter composition and production ‘Soul Man’ became another Stax classic.
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Features2 months ago
The Best Guitar Solos: 100 Hair-Raising Moments
The best guitar solos – from driving riffs to technical displays of mastery – make a song complete and more often than not, transcend the track entirely.
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Features3 months ago
‘Play Them Loud’: A Celebration Of Fabulous Fenders
A celebration of a unique instrument, in honor of 'Leo' Fender, born on August 10, 1909.
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Features3 months ago
The Best Guitarists Ever: 75 Legendary Musicians You Need To Know
From hard rockers to virtuoso jazzers, the best guitarists of all time represent a variety of sounds.
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Features3 months ago
Booker T. & MGs Plus Memphis Horns Equals Mar-Keys On 1969’s ‘Damifiknow!’
The album featured a later, temporary line-up of the group featuring Booker T. and co and the soon-to-be Memphis Horns.
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Features5 months ago
‘Hip Hug-Her’: Up Close And Personal With Booker T & The MGs
Of all Booker T & The MGs’ hits and genre-defining recordings for Stax Records, none of their albums had the success of ‘Hip Hug-Her.’
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Features7 months ago
‘McLemore Avenue’: Booker T. And The MGs Take The Beatles To Stax
Is 'Abbey Road' The Beatles’ best album? Possibly. At the very least, it inspired ‘McLemore Avenue’, which is arguably the finest hour from Booker T. & The MGs.
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Features9 months ago
Jonny Lang: Young Bluesman, Old Soul
The guitar virtuoso from Fargo, North Dakota started kicking up a storm on disc at the age of 14.
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Features9 months ago
‘Melting Pot’: Booker T & The MGs Cooking With Gas
Adapting to the new funk scene of the early 70s, Booker T & The MGs released the perfectly titled ‘Melting Pot,’ an album that still sounds in the moment.
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Features10 months ago
Key Man: Hats Off To Hammond Organ Inventor Laurens Hammond
Our tribute to Laurens Hammond, the creator of the Hammond organ, whose fantastic invention features on some of the great tracks in music history.
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Features10 months ago
Key Man: Laurens Hammond, Inventor Of The Hammond Organ
We present a uDiscover Music playlist celebrating Laurens Hammond's fantastic invention, starring Jimmy Smith, Booker T and the MGs, Procol Harum and many more.
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Features10 months ago
‘I Forgot To Be Your Lover’: William Bell Rings Up A Stax Hit
On December 21, 1968, Bell entered the R&B listings with the track that would become his first top ten hit on that chart, ‘I Forgot To Be Your Lover.’
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Features12 months ago
‘Soul Limbo’: How Booker T And The MGs Set The Bar For 60s Funk’n’Soul
From over-easy grooves to gritty, energised instrumental funk, ‘Soul Limbo’ found Booker T And The MGs working at their peak.
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Features12 months ago
‘Green Onions’: Stax Soul Food From Booker T & The MGs
Stax house band Booker T & The MGs were the rulers of instrumental soul, and they cooked up a soul food storm on ‘Green Onions,’ their debut album.
