Led by Booker T. Jones, a child prodigy brought up playing organ in his local
church, The M.G.'s honed an iconic groove whilst playing on records for Otis
Redding, Wilson Pickett and Eddie Floyd as the house band for the legendary
Memphis label Stax Records. One of the first bands to cross the race divide and
feature both black and white members, the group found fame in their own right
when a 17-year-old Booker T. penned the bluesy organ riff that would become
Green Onions - a Number 3 hit at the time and now an undisputed classic. Their
work for Stax helped define the 1960s soul...