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Sunday, November 28, 2021

Set List Special Edition - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1992 No. 2

Booker I . & the M.G.'s

Inducted by Jim Stewart

(Wikipedia)


Booker T. & the M.G.'s were an American instrumental R&B/funk band.

Original members -
Booker T. Jones (organ, piano)
Steve Cropper (guitar)
Lewie Steinberg (bass)
Al Jackson Jr. (drums)'

The members recorded with such musicians as Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding.  Bill Withers, and many more.

In 1965, guitarist Lewie Steinberg left the group and brought in Donald "Duck" Dunn who retained his position until his death in 2912.  In 1975, Al Jackson Jr. was murdered.  At this point, the band opted not to dissolve and Jones, Cropper, and Dunn continued to perform.

Honors -

Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum (2008)
Memphis Music Hall of Fame (2012)
Blues Hall of Fame (2019)

The essence and honors are noted early into the article but spiral thereafter.  Read more on Wikipedia.

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