Marin-based Hammond B-3 organ legend Booker T. Jones brings his current band to Yoshi's in Oakland for three shows over two ...

Bill Withers, Otis Redding, Neil Young, The Roots, Drive-By Truckers, and Sharon Jones. These are just a few artists whose ...

Adding to the collection of songs that started out on the flip side of a single, but went on to become playlist staples ...

When the labor and civil rights movements were striving for racial equality and social justice, Booker T. and the MGs churned out “Green Onions” and other toe-tapping instrumental songs ...

(Photo by David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Booker T. Washington had a busy schedule ... warm Friday afternoon to hear speeches, music and recitations. Among the guests: Ken Morris ...

The National's Matt Berninger has announced his second solo album, 'Get Sunk,' and released the first song, 'Bonnet of Pins.' ...

The song, composed by Floyd and Booker T. & The MGs guitarists Steve Cropper, was famously written at Memphis’ Lorraine Motel ...

The song, composed by Floyd and Booker T. & The MGs guitarists Steve Cropper, was famously written at Memphis’ Lorraine Motel during a thunderstorm, inspiring its lyrics. The track was ...

Before its bankruptcy in 1975, Stax gave a platform to some of music’s most influential artists, including Booker T and the MGs, Rufus and Carla Thomas, Wilson Pickett, and Johnnie Taylor.