Released 30 years ago, ‘Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration’ had no shortage of star power. But Booker T. and the MGs were the fulcrum.

Silent for more than two decades now, Booker T. and the MGs have lost another member since their most recent studio project.

Steve Cropper thought he was going to talk to Booker T. Jones because he could round out the band on keyboards. There’s a lot more to it.

We typically hear about Booker T. and the MGs’ impact on a series of later stars. But what about when the situation was reversed?

Booker T. and MGs were pioneers of funky-cool soul and Civil Rights-era forward thinking. But it might not have happened, but for a chance meeting at a local Memphis record shop. You May Also Like: How Booker T. and the MGs Defined Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert For ELO’s JeffRead More

Booker T.’s “Father Son Blues” — which, yes, features his talented offspring Ted Jones — opens with a grease-popping organ lick before recapturing a groove familiar to anyone who ever soaked up a Stax Records side back in the day. You May Also Like: How Booker T. and the MGsRead More

A sizzling outburst of lean pre-funk soul-rock, Green Onions introduced the world to the genre-jumping delights of Booker T, and the MGs. You May Also Like: How Booker T. and the MGs Defined Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert Michael Gregory Jackson Clarity Quartet – ‘Whenufindituwillknow’ (2019)