What is Booker T. Jones?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Booker T. Jones | image = Booker T. Jones 2009.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|11|12|}} |birth_place =[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], Tennessee, US | death_date = | alias = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | occupation = Musician, songwriter, producer | years_active = 1961–present | genre = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[instrumental rock]], soul, [[electric blues]] | instrument = [[Hammond organ]], piano, [[oboe]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], saxophone, vocals, [[trombone]], guitar, bass guitar | associated_acts = [[Booker T. & the MGs]], [[Dirty Dozen Brass Band]], [[Stephen Stills]], [[Otis Redding]], [[Drive By Truckers]], [[The Mar-Keys]], [[Let The Dominoes Fall|Rancid]] | label =[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Stax Records|Stax]], [[Anti Records|Anti-]] | website = [http://www.bookert.com/ bookert.com] }} '''Booker T. Jones''' (born November 12, 1944) is an [[Americans|American]] [[musician]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]] and [[arranger]]. He is famous as the leader of the band [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]]. He has also worked in [[recording studio]]s with some of the highest regarded musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries, and in 2007 was given a [[Grammy Award]] for a lifetime of good work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6351549.stm |title=BBC News: Entertainment: The Doors celebrate Grammy honour|publisher=BBC|access-date=2011-02-19|date=2007-02-11}}</ref> ==Albums== * ''[[Green Onions]]'' (1962) * ''I Want You'' (1981) * ''Potato Hole'' (2009) ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.bookert.com/ Official homepage] *[http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=132&csid2=946&fid1=38155 Booker T. interview]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} May 2009 *[http://living.scotsman.com/music/Booker-T-Jones-Interview-Bye.51