Booker T. Jones

Booker T. Jones
Jones in 2009
Jones in 2009
Background information
Birth nameBooker Taliaferro Jones Jr.
Also known asBooker T.
Born (1944-11-12) November 12, 1944 (age 79)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • arranger
Instrument(s)
  • Keyboards
  • guitar
Years active1962–present
Labels
Websitebookert.com

Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr.[1] (born November 12, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement.[2]

  1. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 250. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  2. ^ Booker T. Jones (February 7, 2012). "Lifetime Achievement Award: The Memphis Horns". Grammy.com.