http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6768538&rws=%2Fbooker-t-the-mgs%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe world's greatest and tightest backing band, Booker T and the MG's began as the in-house band for Stax Records. Performing on over 600 of that label's releases, they virtually defined classic soul music as we know it today. The streamlined, uncluttered guitar work and no-frills drumming is best exemplified on tracks like "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and their own eternally fresh "Green Onions." Unique in setting an example of racial harmony in a time of turbulence, the quartet continued breaking ground up until the mid-'70s. Records like "Melting Pot" predated Acid Jazz by about 20 years, while their cover of <I>Abbey Road</I> in its entirety showed they had a sense of humor. Surviving the untimely death of drummer Alan Jackson, Booker T., Steve Cropper, and Donald "Duck" Dunn continue with their prodigious output, dignity intact (save for that <I>Blues Brothers 2000</I> debacle). - Jon PruettSoulen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:40:41 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6768538&rws=%2Fbooker-t-the-mgs%2Ftop-tracks.rss The world's greatest and tightest backing band, Booker T and the MG's began as the in-house band for Stax Records. Performing on over 600 of that label's releases, they virtually defined classic soul music as we know it today. The streamlined, uncluttered guitar work and no-frills drumming is best exemplified on tracks like "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and their own eternally fresh "Green Onions." Unique in setting an example of racial harmony in a time of turbulence, the quartet continued breaking ground up until the mid-'70s. Records like "Melting Pot" predated Acid Jazz by about 20 years, while their cover of <I>Abbey Road</I> in its entirety showed they had a sense of humor. Surviving the untimely death of drummer Alan Jackson, Booker T., Steve Cropper, and Donald "Duck" Dunn continue with their prodigious output, dignity intact (save for that <I>Blues Brothers 2000</I> debacle). - Jon Pruett http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2091411&variant=play&rws=%2Fbooker-t-the-mgs%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Booker T. & The MGs on Rhapsody Online 2091411 tra.2091411 Booker T. & The MGs art.6768538 0.0 The Best Jukebox Album In The World...Ever! alb.95920 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/5/2/382597_170x170.jpg 2000-03-13 00:00:00.0 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Green Onions tra.2091411 170000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2091411&variant=play&rws=%2Fbooker-t-the-mgs%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2091411&variant=data&rws=%2Fbooker-t-the-mgs%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9062433&variant=play&rws=%2Fbooker-t-the-mgs%2Ftop-tracks.rss Soul Mon, 1 Oct 1962 00:00:00 -0700 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