Green Onions acid rock focused masterpiece for adventurous listeners

focused masterpiece for adventurous listeners

a time when they were juggling bandlife with needing to hold down full-time jobs

" the album showcases clever production across pop

“Each song on the EP is about something different

and Unknown Country and four outtakes from the Modern Rock sessions

Green Onions acid rock focused masterpiece for adventurous listenersBooker T. & the M. G. s created this iconic track during a spontaneous studio moment at Stax Records. What began as a casual jam between 17 year old keyboardist Booker T. Jones, guitarist Steve Cropper, bassist Lewie Steinberg, and drummer Al Jackson Jr.while waiting for a Billy Lee Riley sessioncaught the ear of Stax president Jim Stewart. His decision to roll tape on their bluesy organ riff resulted in Green Onions, a timeless instrumental album