Al Jackson Jr.
American drummer, producer, and songwriter.
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Booker T. Jones
American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s.
American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s.
It was here that he met Al Jackson Jr., whom he brought to Stax.
Willie Mitchell (musician)
American trumpeter, bandleader, soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk record producer and arranger who ran Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
American trumpeter, bandleader, soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk record producer and arranger who ran Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.
Mitchell's productions have been much noted for featuring a hard-hitting bass drum sound (usually played by pioneering Memphis drummer Al Jackson, Jr. of Booker T. & the M.G.'s).
Donald "Duck" Dunn
American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter.
American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter.
Booker T. and the M.G.'s was founded by Cropper and Booker T. Jones in 1962, with the drummer Al Jackson, Jr. The original bassist, on early hits such as "Green Onions", was Lewie Steinberg; Dunn replaced him in 1965.
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer.
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer.
He became a founding member of the Stax house band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, along with Hammond organ player Booker T. Jones, bassist Lewie Steinberg (who was replaced by Donald "Duck" Dunn soon thereafter) and drummer Al Jackson Jr. As a house guitarist, he played on many recordings such as "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay", co-written with and performed by Otis Redding and Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" on which he was mentioned by name.
Stax Records
American record company, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee.
American record company, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jones, Steinberg and Cropper were joined in mid-1962 by drummer Al Jackson, Jr. to form Booker T. & the M.G.'s, an instrumental combo that would record numerous hit singles in their own right and served as the de facto house band for virtually every recording made at Stax from 1962 through about 1970.
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer whose playing influenced many other blues guitarists.
American blues guitarist and singer whose playing influenced many other blues guitarists.
Produced by Al Jackson Jr., King with Booker T. & the MGs recorded dozens of influential sides, such as "Crosscut Saw" and "As the Years Go Passing By".
Eddie Floyd
American soul-R&B singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s including the No. 1 R&B hit song "Knock on Wood".
American soul-R&B singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s including the No. 1 R&B hit song "Knock on Wood".
The song "Big Bird" (featuring Booker T. Jones on organ and guitar, Al Jackson, Jr. on drums, and Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass) was written while Floyd waited in a London airport for a plane back to the United States for Otis Redding's funeral.
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter.
American singer and songwriter.
The genesis of "In the Midnight Hour" was a recording session on May 12, 1965, at which Wexler worked out a powerful rhythm track with studio musicians Steve Cropper and Al Jackson of the Stax Records house band, including bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn.
Herbie Mann
American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music.
American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music.
The musicians on these recordings are some of the best-known session players in soul and jazz, including singer Cissy Houston (mother of Whitney Houston), guitarists Duane Allman, Larry Coryell, and Sonny Sharrock, bassists Donald "Duck" Dunn, Chuck Rainey, and Miroslav Vitous, and drummers Al Jackson, Jr. and Bernard Purdie.
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American instrumental R&B/funk band that was influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul.
American instrumental R&B/funk band that was influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul.
The original members of the group were Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass), and Al Jackson Jr. (drums).