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April 22, 2005

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 93) Booker T. and the MG's

By Isaac Hayes

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That's The Way It Should Be

Booker T. and the MG's are the kind of instrumental virtuosos who don't make you say, "Wow," so much as offer an appreciative "yeah." Gaining fame as the Stax/Volt house band accompanying such titans of '60s soul as Otis Redding and Sam and Dave, the group showed similarly impeccable taste on its ow...

1994 RS: 4of 5 Stars

Melting Pot

1971

Soul Limbo

1968

In The Christmas Spirit

1966

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Biography

The Memphis-based quartet Booker T. & the MG's is one of the most important studio bands in the history of American popular music. On their own, the MG's are best known for their 1962 instrumental hit "Green Onions" (Number Three, Pop, Number One, R&B), but the group is remembered more today for its work as the house band at Stax Records, where they played behind a string of hits by heavyweight so...

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