Booker T. Jones

Booker T. Jones is coming to a venue near you with a career that has helped shape the history of soul, rhythm and blues and funk music. An American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and arranger, he is best known as the leader of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, the legendary house band of Stax Records. A master of the Hammond organ, Jones played a central role in defining the signature Stax sound while building an acclaimed solo career of his own.

With Booker T. & the M.G.'s, he recorded timeless instrumental classics including Green Onions, Hip Hug-Her, Time Is Tight and Melting Pot. As a session musician, he performed on landmark recordings by artists such as Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Bill Withers and Albert King. Throughout his career, he has also collaborated with Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Santana, Drive-By Truckers and many other acclaimed musicians. His solo album The Road from Memphis won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2012.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s and honoured with multiple Grammy Awards, Booker T. Jones remains one of the most influential figures in American soul music. Get your tickets today on Tickets.ca.