Booker T. Jones (born November 12, 1944) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known for fronting the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with some of the highest regarded artists of our time, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.
Booker T. Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1944. He was named in honour of Booker T. Washington, but unlike Washington (whose middle ...
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Booker T. Jones (born November 12, 1944) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known for fronting the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with some of the highest regarded artists of our time, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.
Booker T. Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1944. He was named in honour of Booker T. Washington, but unlike Washington (whose middle name was Taliaferro), Jones was only given the middle initial "T" -- Booker T. Jones is his full name.
Jones was a child prodigy, playing the oboe, saxophone, trombone, and piano at school and serving as organist at his church. He attended Booker T. Washington High School, the alma mater of Rufus Thomas and shared the hallowed halls with future stars like Isaac Hayes's writing partner David Porter; saxophonist Andrew Love of The Memphis Horns; soul singer/songwriter William Bell and Earth, Wind, and Fire's Maurice White.
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