Mr Jones, acclaimed as a progenitor of soul music and the organ based sub genre which descended from gospel music, will scintillate fans tonight at the suddenly hot City Winery.
Jones' gospel roots can be traced back to his learning to become a multi instrumentalist while growing up in a Memphis church. By age 16 he was a sax playing professional on records released by Sattelite recrods and wrote the classic instrumental Green Onions featured below for the newly formed Booker T and the MGs
A slight gospel influence can be heard in the organ play on Green Onions, which is one of the first of the new wave of cool "soul records" produced by Southern acts.
He later became a vaunted session musician before leaving Stax for disrespectful treatment and then segued into a career as tourer and producer .
Catch him tonight at City Winery: Booker T. Jones Concert at City Winery
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