Booker T. Jones (pictured with son Ted Jones) 1944 (Memphis, Tennessee) Pioneer of Southern and Memphis Soul music and key part of the classic Stax Records sound. Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger, producer, band leader for ‘Booker T. & the M.G.s’ Associated Styles Memphis soul, Southern soul, blues, jazz, funk, r&b, rock Influences & Project Connections Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Wilson Picket, Sam & Dave, Bill Withers, James Gadson, The Roots, Dilated Peoples, DJ Premier, Ghostface Killah, Lauryn Hill, Raphael Saadiq, Cypress Hill, Gary Clark Jr.
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