Booker T. Jones is a no nonsense, no frills musician. He needs no smoke, mirrors, or fireworks; just his organ. He sits down as if it were nothing, then hammers out a performance that will echo through the centuries.
It was this tune along with Time is Tight that convinced me (as a 15 year old), to sell my drums and buy an L100 & a 147 Leslie. That was back in late '73...Best move I ever made!! ☮
Booker T sure as hell is one of the very best users of the interaction between Hammond and the mighty Leslie… just gets the balance right and does not over use the fast setting. Awesome track….
Steve Cropper was never underrated.. He was respected by everyone in the business, and by millions worldwide.. So was Duck Dunn, and Al Jackson jr.. I know Anton Fig is the drummer here before anyone comments on my mentioning AJ jr..
Unsung hero of music, his skills were more than just on the guitar, as a producer, A&R man, hell even as the cleaner he had an input on music being where it is.
Rest in peace al Jackson Junior who was slain way before his time,one the best drummer in the world, at the time, him and his kids grew up within my Memphis neighborhood with me,we all loved him so.
In '72 I got a Hammond M3 and Leslie 910 speaker with foot controls. This was the first song I played on it, followed by Green Onions and Time is Tight. Love this song. Great cover of the Movie theme (Clint Eastwood, Pat Hingle, Inger Stevens) by Dominic Frontiere. Back then, music was performed by musicians. Interesting how modern "music" features massive amounts of sampling from 1960's-1970's music. Kids need to learn how to play instruments again.
On this day in 1968 {November 9th} Booker T. and the M.G.s' "Hang'em High" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #9 and spent 18 weeks on the Top 100... It reached #35 on the Billboard's R&B chart... Was composed by Dominic Frontiere for the 1968 Clint Eastwood movie of the same name... Hugo Montenegro covered it in 1969; his version peaked at #59 on the Canadian RPM Tracks chart... R.I.P. Mr. Montenegro {1925-1981}...
I put this record (45 rpm) on the box before leaving for school (6th grade) and would not make it out the door - the song stayed on repeat for hours, and of course I ended up hooking school because I could not break away from listening to this tune.
On this day in 1968 {December 28th} Booker T. & the MGs performed at the Miami Pop Festival in Hallandale, Florida... At the time the group's "Hang 'Em High"* was at #40 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and six weeks later on February 2nd, 1969 it would peaked at #9 {for 2 weeks} and spent 18 weeks on the Top 100... It reached #35 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart... Between 1962 and 1971 they had seventeen Top 100 records; with two making the Top 10, their other Top 10 record was "Green Onions", which peaked at #3 {for 1 week} on September 23rd, 1962... * Hugo Montenegro's original version of “Hang ‘Em High” peaked at #82 {for 2 weeks} on July 7th, 1968...
WOOWIE~~!!! THE CLASSIC BOOKER T AND THE MGs..LET'S NOT FORGET DONALD "DUCK" ON THE 5 STRING STRATOCASTER BASS!!! CLAASSIC MY MAN claaaaaaaaaassic my maaaan~!!!!
The climatic keyboard riff was a melody taken from 'And the Address' by Deep Purple, released 3 months prior to Hang 'em High. Listen to Deep Purple's song for the riff at 1.34, 2.01, 3.02 and 4.01, all done by guitar. The studio recording of Hang 'em High plays the same riff 6 times 0.33, 1.02, 1.31, 1.59, 2.27, 2.55, and sounds fantastic in the way each climax get stronger and stronger from 1st to 6th, with a beautiful crisp keyboard sound. Praise to Booker T & The MG's for making this fantastic Score in the movie Hang em High.
avery day when three trucks were in back of the saxs we used to go in and watch Booker T & MGS due there thing and they played all the songs for hours at a time now kids this we in my home town MEMPHIS,TN twice jerry lee and the man would stop by E L V I S
I was 17 when this single was released on Stax Records.....the 60's, aah, yes.....How we have progressed, J-Z, Coolio, Snoop Dogg.....Damn you youngsters...get this...black music uses to be music...witness Hang em High!....just sounds racist doesnt it?? HANG EM? get the hell over yourself and realize that the best times in music are behind ALL of us.....enjoy these and recall the glory days. Can you picture listening to this boffing your girl in your GTO drinking $.99/ 6 pk beer? I CAN!!
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Best recording of Hang'em High I've ever heard. ❤️ Love it! ❣️
I started listening to Booker T in my 20's, I'm now in my mid 70's, in 2023.. 😊
Booker T is awesome. No showy display, or crazy costume, no pyrotechnics, just pure music!
They earned their money the hard way, they actually played music and well too.
Booker T. Jones is a no nonsense, no frills musician. He needs no smoke, mirrors, or fireworks; just his organ. He sits down as if it were nothing, then hammers out a performance that will echo through the centuries.
Lucky to see them with CCR.
Maybe it's because he is a very talented musician.
Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve "The Colonel" Cropper; it just doesn't get any better than this.
It was this tune along with Time is Tight that convinced me (as a 15 year old), to sell my drums and buy an L100 & a 147 Leslie. That was back in late '73...Best move I ever made!! ☮
I get a pleasurable chill every time I hear this tune. Classic.
Booker T sure as hell is one of the very best users of the interaction between Hammond and the mighty Leslie… just gets the balance right and does not over use the fast setting. Awesome track….
Steve Cropper is one of the most unsung heroes of rock guitar.
Sands of time Every video has a “this world famous, world renowned guitarist is underrated” post 😂
Steve Cropper was never underrated.. He was respected by everyone in the business, and by millions worldwide.. So was Duck Dunn, and Al Jackson jr.. I know Anton Fig is the drummer here before anyone comments on my mentioning AJ jr..
Unsung hero of music, his skills were more than just on the guitar, as a producer, A&R man, hell even as the cleaner he had an input on music being where it is.
@@chrisjames6327 ;,_
Proof that Cropper is underrated...everybody has heard of BB King only guitarists know of Cropper.
GREEN ONIONS WAS AND STILL IS VERY POPULAR, BUT THIS MAY BE MY FAVORITE BY THE GROUP. SO MUCH SOUL POWER.
I prefer Time Is Tight, but we can still be friends.
@@Wrighjj me too, but there's a whole back catalogue to choose from..
@@Wrighjj I agree with you.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT @ 61yrs, STILL THE BEST. ❤❤❤
Anyone still listening in 2019
Yes, me.
im here 2/14/20......love it
Lee Rocheleau hey Man! this is where I " hang out"... " our generation" ... what it meant to be "Cool"!💪💪💪👏👏✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️🙃🙃🙃🙃❗️❗️❗️
Booker T and the MG's are great in any year.
Its 2020 now
Booker T & the MG wrote the book on soul and R&B....RIP Duck
Booker T. Jones was a master on the organ. RIP Donald "Duck" Dunn.
To: al Jackson Jr & Donald Dunn; wherever you are i hope you’re restin’ at ease
All time talented favourite band -
They always had their own
unique take in any tune.
ONE HELL OF A GROUP. WILL GO DOWN IN MUSIC HISTORY AS ONE OF THE BEST.
loveyouall66
Sho you right
Time does funny things to ones mind ,they forget a lot.
This is how one gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
True art at its best
Always Perfectly played
What a fantastic group! Loved them from day 1
JONES CROPPER DUNN & JACKSON
To those who claim they didn’t do this song first…..they did it best!
Rest in peace al Jackson Junior
who was slain way before his time,one the best drummer in the world, at the time, him and his kids grew up within my Memphis neighborhood
with me,we all loved him so.
+bobby pride you mean *Memphis Tenn*..
Yes
Most Important, they were nice guys. I knew Steve and Duck from Audubon Golf Course and they treated everyone Great..
My first 45 @ 13 yrs of age. Loved it then , still love it!
Mine too.
Along with James Brown they defined 60's soul and funk. R.I.P. Donald Duck Dunn. One of the greatest bass players of all time.
I am. I still listen to this at 52 years old. It's one of the greatest songs of all time. Still jammin' at their age.
REST IN PEACE DONAL "DUCK" DUNN....YOU KICKED ASS ON THAT BASE...DAMN...
Studio quality musicians right there!!
Damn Right! The purest jams ever!
Aha! reminds me of the 1st time i entered a cinema hall-EONS AGO! Regal Cinema, Mombasa,Kenya,East Africa. Watched a very young Clint Eastwood then!
I could hardly wait for Steve Cropper's fade out ending on this number 50 years ago. It was great . This was greater.
Absolutely love it!
In '72 I got a Hammond M3 and Leslie 910 speaker with foot controls. This was the first song I played on it, followed by Green Onions and Time is Tight. Love this song. Great cover of the Movie theme (Clint Eastwood, Pat Hingle, Inger Stevens) by Dominic Frontiere. Back then, music was performed by musicians. Interesting how modern "music" features massive amounts of sampling from 1960's-1970's music. Kids need to learn how to play instruments again.
On this day in 1968 {November 9th} Booker T. and the M.G.s' "Hang'em High" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #9 and spent 18 weeks on the Top 100...
It reached #35 on the Billboard's R&B chart...
Was composed by Dominic Frontiere for the 1968 Clint Eastwood movie of the same name...
Hugo Montenegro covered it in 1969; his version peaked at #59 on the Canadian RPM Tracks chart...
R.I.P. Mr. Montenegro {1925-1981}...
Thanks for the info . Wondered where I’d heard something like it before !
Fogerty called this band the best back in the heyday of CCR.
+Daryl LeBeau yea but the vocals were a bit weak
Tim Mullens they couldn't dance either.
Quite weak in astro-physics as well,I`ve heard.But they sure can play.
Thats respect from someone who know true art /misic at it's best
Don't get no better than that!
Dammit..man!!!!
One great instrumental group! RIP Al Wilson & Donald Duck Dunn!
Al Jackson, Jr.
Brings back great memories. My high school boyfriend had a band and they did a great cover of this.
Brilliant arrangement!
A song covered by many, but Booker T and the Mg's to it proud.
I put this record (45 rpm) on the box before leaving for school (6th grade) and would not make it out the door - the song stayed on repeat for hours, and of course I ended up hooking school because I could not break away from listening to this tune.
On this day in 1968 {December 28th} Booker T. & the MGs performed at the Miami Pop Festival in Hallandale, Florida...
At the time the group's "Hang 'Em High"* was at #40 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and six weeks later on February 2nd, 1969 it would peaked at #9 {for 2 weeks} and spent 18 weeks on the Top 100...
It reached #35 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...
Between 1962 and 1971 they had seventeen Top 100 records; with two making the Top 10, their other Top 10 record was "Green Onions", which peaked at #3 {for 1 week} on September 23rd, 1962...
* Hugo Montenegro's original version of “Hang ‘Em High” peaked at #82 {for 2 weeks} on July 7th, 1968...
This had an awesome B-side, as well!😊🎵👍
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Anton Fig is a monster drummer man!
Their finest IMHO, brings back the time every time I hear it.
These guys will be great long after they're gone. I remember playing their stuff in the late 60's.
Anytime this song is done it’s good
Yes still listening such good music by BT in 2020
This is great... I remember watching the movie at the theater when I was about 10yrs old. Nice sound, nice post
Still listening in 2023!!
Steve Cropper-Guitar
Donald Duck Dunn-Bass Both played with and in The Blues Brothers. (Y)
Still listening 2024..
Booker-Was a pleasure to have jammed with you in Memphis back in '68.
I usually listen to heavy metal but wtf this is good
There y' go.
The Best Booker T.
Coolest band ever!
Great group of musicians that I love to hear & watch on video...Go GREEN ONIONS!!! Booker T & The MG’s...Memphis Group
The most dangerous band on Earth
Especially at 3:00
Cat say that's true but would back down if they playing
FANTASTIC !!! THANK YOU FOR POSTING
WOOWIE~~!!! THE CLASSIC BOOKER T AND THE MGs..LET'S NOT FORGET DONALD "DUCK" ON THE 5 STRING STRATOCASTER BASS!!! CLAASSIC MY MAN claaaaaaaaaassic my maaaan~!!!!
This is music you feel, as well as listen.
Clinic on how to play guitar with subtle yet great impact. Whole band is great.
Duck Dunn was awesome on bass.
Steve Cropper wasn't too shabby, either.
Wouldn't have been a Blues Brothers without them .
The climatic keyboard riff was a melody taken from 'And the Address' by Deep Purple, released 3 months prior to Hang 'em High.
Listen to Deep Purple's song for the riff at 1.34, 2.01, 3.02 and 4.01, all done by guitar. The studio recording of Hang 'em High plays the same riff 6 times 0.33, 1.02, 1.31, 1.59, 2.27, 2.55, and sounds fantastic in the way each climax get stronger and stronger from 1st to 6th, with a beautiful crisp keyboard sound.
Praise to Booker T & The MG's for making this fantastic Score in the movie Hang em High.
Deep Purple Mk 1 lights my fire. Thanks for the info.
Thank you
This si so awesome in so many ways!!!
The master of the Hammond
Amen, Brother! untouchable line-up!
This is the best version to me, thanks Mr. Jones & Whatiship73!
Special to play at the center of Paradise! ...
A real climax at the end!
Still listening in 2021 👍
Great song by these guys!
Thanks for uploading this song (Tune Radio Veronica)
Steve is really rocking out here. Duck is hanging right in there with him.
That Was Sweet Bro Thx!!!
so VERY cool!!
So tasteful.
my fav band since 1969
avery day when three trucks were in back of the saxs we used to go in and watch
Booker T & MGS due there thing and they played all the songs for hours at a time
now kids this we in my home town MEMPHIS,TN twice jerry lee and the man would stop by E L V I S
Great!
I was 17 when this single was released on Stax Records.....the 60's, aah, yes.....How we have progressed, J-Z, Coolio, Snoop Dogg.....Damn you youngsters...get this...black music uses to be music...witness Hang em High!....just sounds racist doesnt it?? HANG EM? get the hell over yourself and realize that the best times in music are behind ALL of us.....enjoy these and recall the glory days. Can you picture listening to this boffing your girl in your GTO drinking $.99/ 6 pk beer? I CAN!!
Love the bass!
jeah, love this.
After 11 years, still loving this :D
Booker T with his Hammond B3 and Leslie
STAX RECORDS BABY...SHO' NUFF!!!!!!!!
Yes Memphis,Tennessee.
EPIC!
The best version hands down
really nice.
you right on target as usual Pappy with that awesome comment!!!
Regardless: Clint +Booker T - a new WWWF combo
YES !
Well done
everyone be quiet and have a beer and lets listen to this guy take us by storm "Like a Boss" lol
Awesome! They thru dwn ...
"The Drummer Is also "Awesome", some tasty playing.
WOW !
Wow!
also my favorite besides thisone in green onions iam latino but i digged booker t beat and style. what a great key board
very nice ! です.
バンドサウンドではこれが最高かな。さすがブッカーT＆ＭGs
JONES CROPPER DUNN & (JACKSON….wherever you are I hope you’re restin at ease!)
killer!!
muito bom !!!!!
AMEN, brother. AMEN.
Cropper & Dunn were an integral part for both The Blues Brothers movies & for Bob Dylan's 1990 30th Anniversary concert.