Music by: Side A – Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Lewie Steinberg; Side B – Jones, Cropper, Jackson, Steinberg
Musicians: Booker T. Jones (Hammond organ), Steve Cropper (Fender Telecaster), Al Jackson, Jr. (drums), Lewie Steinberg (upright bass)
Recording sessions: Stax Studios, Memphis, TN, Jul. 1962
Highest chart positions: US #3, US R&B #1, UK #7 (in 1979)
This is one of my favorite instrumentals and a huge Stax classic. Absolutely great in its simplicity!
This was the debut single of Booker T. & The M.G.s, which became the house band for the Stax label. Usually joined with the Memphis Horns, they played on hundreds of records of artists like Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Albert King, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Rufus Thomas and many others.
"Green Onions" has appeared in many, many movies. Here's a clip from "American Graffiti".
List price: Very Good+ is $8, Near Mint is $16. Grey label is $20 for NM.
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