It is difficult to play simple(yeah I know it sounds paradox). But in fact, the simple includes the beauty(and this can apply to everything). Have a good day!
I worked at Fantasy RECORDS studios and my first day there my boss says to me go to the keyboard room and help Booker ! I knock on the door and here is Booker T Jones and he was the nicest man on the face of the earth I helped him hook up some gear and headed back to the tech shop and thought man what a trip I work with Booker T Jones!
Ganhou o apelido de "Duck" (Pato) pois assistia muito a desenhos animados da Disney. Com seu amigo de infância e futuro colega de trabalho Steve Cropper começaram a tocar guitarra com um amigo chamado Charlie Freeman. Posteriormente Dunn decidiu estudar baixo e eventualmente o grupo juntou-se ao baterista Terry Johnson, formando a banda Royal Spades. Em 1965, Dunn integrou com Steve Cropper e Booker T. Jones, a banda Booker T. & the M.G.'s.
I really like this version of Green Onions. It some how makes the song even cooler. The lo-fi sound quality with it being a 60s live recording just gives it something. Also, the way they played it faster and extended it with more improvisation. Not to mention how cool they look playing it and of course that sound of the hammond organ. Awesome.
Yes love this version and agree with the other comments. Makes me so envious of those who witnessed them live. One of the greatest grooves made even greater. A funky monster jam accented by the intensifying pace of Jackson/ Dunn, freedom to improvise and Booker’s staccato intro & majestic phrasing, Cropper’s soloing. Legendary.
This clip from same concert shows how many were really digging it but agree in this version they are ether dead or in shock th-cam.com/video/_N8iF2vQlxw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=vR_-Snl3GPAjYYKI Not 1962 as stated in heading I get the Back to The Future ref
When they started showing thae audience, I thought, "Ah, this is in Europe!" European fans, and jazz fans in general, listen to the music; they don't scream over it.
The vid finished - I scrolled down reading the comments and suddenly became aware that my foot was still tapping in time to AJ's drum beat . Music gets inside your mind and body . I don't know how , it just does . Otherwise , well - as already said , you have cold water .....
@@dluttrell78It’s disturbing how weirdos like you can make an event with a completely integrated band where nobody was even paying attention to race about race.
Wow, yes, I hear it so clearly now that you mention it. Ray no doubt listened to his share of Booker T.. John his share of Duck, and Robbie his share of Steve. Great ear and observation, man.
Even if was a kid growing up in Memphis, still one of favorite songs of any genre. Now, I'm a Methodist minister and still in my top 5 of any genre. Planning on it being played at my funeral.
Instrumentally, this song stuck out from anything else to those who actually listened to the music back in 62. This is thinly disguised jazz presented as rock and roll, and no one at that time was putting out popular music with more integrity. I was grovin on this a a 16 year old in 62, learning to play the drums, it hooked me on blues jazz forever, and at the time I didn't know what I was listening to, I just knew it was good.
Yeah I'm of a similar age, and I remember hearing it on the radio over here in the UK then, I'd never heard anything like it, all the kids at school were raving about the Beatles (they were good - hahah) but I kept going on about Green Onions which they'd never heard, to the point where they got sick of me talking about it. And it was difficult to buy obscure records from the US in those days, had to order it from my local record shop - still got that 45 to this day - and the B-side, Behave Yourself, is a masterclass in Hammond organ playing, real bluesy.
Same here. How lucky was I to see both Cropper and Dunn here in Toronto at a jazz festival about 12?years ago in a field venue downtown.. a free event and people strolling casually in the warm night air chatting and sipping drinks. I went around saying do you know who these musicians are? Lots of tourists etc from USA . When I told them they sat up straight and went to reverent mode pretty quick. Anyway my grandson looks exactly like Booker T. So there!
Duck was basically a self taught bassist, which means he didn't copy anyone else. He laid down lines that other bass players are still copying today because they were so good.
Donald Duck.. He's in the movie the blues brothers.. his appearance is different, tho because at that point in his career he grew out his beard that he would continue to wear for the rest of his life. He's the guy smoking his pipe while playing bass in the concert scenes. So is Steve Cropper, the guitarist. They both played in the Blues Brothers band and were in the movie.
Fun fact: both of them were the only two members of the band who met and recorded with Elvis Presley at Stax in 1973. Booker and Steve couldn’t make it to the recording sessions because of other circumstances in their lives. Steve Cropper wanted desperately to play music with Elvis but sadly never got the chance. Al and Duck were the lucky ones.
Everything about this is so cool, the bass players intensity, the bewilderment on some of the audiences faces, that gorgeous Tele, massive Marshalls and that Hammond riding on top. Doesn’t have to be complicated to be delicious.
For the record: Personnel Booker T. & the M.G.s Booker T. Jones - Hammond organ Steve Cropper - guitar Donald Dunn - bass guitar Al Jackson Jr. - drums This is from an April 7 1967 Norwegian TV recording of the legendary Stax/Volt Revue European tour of that year. Other audio-only live recordings have popped up (England & France), but this is the sole studio video recording. Booker T and The M.G.'s opened and stood as the backing band for the entire show, augmented by The Mar-Keys on horns for the singers: Arthur Conley, Eddie Floyd, Sam & Dave and, fittingly last, Otis Redding. While back in '09 PBS ran a shortened version of the full-length DVD of the show (via the Stax/Volt Museum), neither have been uploaded to YT in their entirety. So, individual performances are out there, but you're gonna have to dig. Here's a taste w Otis n Sam & Dave. th-cam.com/video/kUk1WTAReyE/w-d-xo.html Also, if you come upon vids w screaming audiences, that's likely the London show (lower quality - but rewarding nevertheless). Good luck & ENJOY!
@@albundy643 There are ways and there are ways, I personally listen and watch with absolute focus on the stage when I'm at a live gig, don't want to miss anything. Now some folks have said I need to get more into it, but what do they know? (Btw I sing in a band - although not professionally - and I know perfectly well how much effort it takes from everyone involved to get a band to really work as an entity, but also how great it is when we're really in the zone. But I don't need to dance to feel that. Just different ways of enjoying music.)
@@kathcordingley215 Al Jackson was Like a Buddy Rich who plays for the music, not to just show off his speed and amazing single and double-stroke rolls. All the same, they didn't call him "The Human Timekeeper" for nothing. Buddy Rich was amazing of course, but he was at his best soloing by himself.
@@thierryaugustine546 Yeah absolutely, goes half time, looks like he thought I'll just do something different for a change! Brilliant from start to finish.
This is pure gold, one of those rare times that you see any 4 musicians at their very best, all at the same time, all in mental tune with themselves and the others, so so sharp and perfect. A very rare thing.
1967. The audience realizes that they are witnessing the future. The look of shock on their faces says it all. They are looking at a band that time traveled back from the future to deliver the news. And here it is.
As good a song as this is, I dunno if it's exactly 'the future' in 1967. It definitely inspired a ton of great music to come, but in '67 you had psychadelia and avant garde firmly gripping their influence on rock, and the first seeds of what would become prog rock, heavy metal, punk, and even electronica were being planted in '66 and '67, so I wouldn't exactly call an instrumental 12 bar blues vamp, however influential it was, 'the future'.
@@bernocreely4601 Sorry, but unfortunately Al Jackson was murdered in the 70's. You are thinking of Steve Jordan. He was born a lot later than Al was. Jordan has played with Keith Richards on his solo stuff for years. Both great drummers.
@@benmeisner-dr5bbJackson compareceu à exibição com Eddie Floyd e Terry Manning . Após a exibição, ele voltou para casa e encontrou intrusos na casa. Segundo consta, ele foi instruído a se ajoelhar e foi mortalmente baleado cinco vezes nas costas. Por volta das 3 da manhã de 1º de outubro, Barbara Jackson correu para a rua, gritando por socorro. Ela disse à polícia que ladrões a amarraram e atiraram em seu marido quando ele voltou para casa. A polícia não encontrou nada fora do lugar na casa, e a carteira e as joias de Jackson ainda estavam com ele. O homem que se acredita ter puxado o gatilho teria conhecido alguém em Memphis. Depois de roubar um banco na Flórida, essa pessoa disse ao suposto atirador para encontrá-lo na casa de Al Jackson. Rastreado pela Flórida, para Memphis e para Seattle, Washington, o suposto assassino, o namorado da amiga de Barbara Jackson, Denise LaSalle , foi morto por um policial em 15 de julho de 1976, após um tiroteio não relacionado.
OMG!!! FFS!!!! What's with these boring fucks in the crowds from these days gone past it's like if they were banned from dancing or have no soul something, geeeeeeez lol
I believe this was the first or second song of the evening "revue" which Otis headlined with Lee Dorsey, Sam and Dave, Arthur Conley and Booker T (who played with everyone). Man, Al Jackson Jr was such a crazy tight drummer!
I saw them live in 1968, but was already a fan well before that. They were so tight! Very versatile as well; backing up so many performers both live, and in the studio.
people still are listening to this song almost 60 years later why? well because it was real music that really hits your soul and that can change your mood from being down to feeling something excited inside you. long live real music.
My oh my doesn't get better than this! Donald 'Duck' Dunn is a beast on bass and so young, no room for his pipe on those bass lines! Hope players take note of Steve Cropper's ability to give the song space, that was his genius, he didn't have to 'shred' to get his point across ~
What people don't realize that Booker T&the MG's were the back-up band on the Stax Revue tours&most of the studio recordings@Stax!What an outstanding group of musicians that can never be copied or matched!
In 63 I was playing in what we called "garage bands". ( just a bunch of kids banging around in the garage) Down the street from me in Ottawa Ontario Canada…. one saturday.. on top of the garage ( flat roof). I heard this sound.. it was green onions and they were "ELECTRIFIED". wow.. How was I to know that when I saw the blues brothers.. Steve and the Duck were part of my past.. wow.. Rock and roll never dies.
Booker T has been performing in the UK this year 2024, watched him being interviewed by the BBC, such a lovely humble man.Loved “ Time is Tight” too, bought it in the 60s. Some great instrumentals during that time, Junior Walker and the All Stars were also great.
Just read that BT & MGs appeared at the 1967 Monterrey Pop Festival. Did not know that. 50 years ago on 6/17/67. And they backed Otis Redding during his incredible performance at the Festival. Another interesting tidbit ... Green Onions was a hit in 1962, when Booker was only 17 or 18 years old.
To whom it may concern, Mr. Booker, it is the year 2025, and the end of civilization has feld upon mankind. My name is Stephen James Bouw, and your jamming on 1967. Leave me a bundle of brown sand in your will, God willing, I'm going to need it.
I'm born in 1940. You figure age out. A cousin owned a Chicago joint called The Blue Note. I saw so many great jazz groups in the 50's {yes I liked jazz in my teens} and 60's
This is why you want to be in a band. Has anything been cooler than this ever? 4 great musicians having fun and looking great. Also, Steve Cropper is the greatest guitarist. He never played a wrong note.
Also a great songwriter, arranger, and producer. Not to mention he could spot talent right away. Just a few notes of listening to Otis Redding in a makeshift audition told Cropper he had found a superstar.
It's December of 2024 in 1967 i was fifteen years old when this came out now at 72 this brings back so many memories we had a dance 💃 called the broken hip old girl can't move of course like back in the day but i sure get my grove on ❤😂🎉😂
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Turned around one day and the 60's were gone...come back..all is forgiven!
Thank U from an old hippie
hahahaha I am 71... I know what you mean!
You Tube lets me see the music videos from my youth. 😏
I'll take the 80s at this point lol
I agree, also by Jimmy Smith
How can something be so simple, yet so perfect
It's the little stops and starts, changes in tone, licks... They knew how to make a riff "breathe"... So good!
It is difficult to play simple(yeah I know it sounds paradox). But in fact, the simple includes the beauty(and this can apply to everything). Have a good day!
Easy. 10 hours a day practice for a long, long time.
It is simply but think about the construction
@@dimipartcaster7770 with that level of coordination? That makes it even harder
I worked at Fantasy RECORDS studios and my first day there my boss says to me go to the keyboard room and help Booker !
I knock on the door and here is Booker T Jones and he was the nicest man on the face of the earth I helped him hook up some gear and headed back to the tech shop and thought man what a trip I work with Booker T Jones!
Legend
Nice!!
Did you meet the guys in CCR too.....? 🤔
@@gus473 no they were long gone when I worked there
if you don't have any pictures it didn't happen.
Al Jackson’s drumming on this tune is phenomenal. He keeps time like a metronome
He was the clock.
Oh Yes!
He is one of my alltime favorit drummer, he was outstanding, greetings from Germany.
He's solid!
lmao. thats the idea
Donald duck dunns bass playing is awesome ❤
One of the very best, and he played with practically everybody that was anybody.
@@stephenrush1590 Absolutely mate👍🏼👍🏼
That was him. No pipe and young.
Ganhou o apelido de "Duck" (Pato) pois assistia muito a desenhos animados da Disney.
Com seu amigo de infância e futuro colega de trabalho Steve Cropper começaram a tocar guitarra com um amigo chamado Charlie Freeman. Posteriormente Dunn decidiu estudar baixo e eventualmente o grupo juntou-se ao baterista Terry Johnson, formando a banda Royal Spades.
Em 1965, Dunn integrou com Steve Cropper e Booker T. Jones, a banda Booker T. & the M.G.'s.
Is indeed.
Duck holding the line like a boss 😎
Like a F***** BOSS!
True enough. And totally gooving with it.
driving it
The scource of everything
Al Jackson playing is high level
Human metronome!
Some of the people have no idea what they were witnessing.
two of these guy would go on to fame in the _Blues Brothers Band_
Some still don't, today
Audience doesn’t look like they are into the beat.
Not one person in the crowd or on stage could know we’d be listening to this 59 years later. Especially the band.
@@jen5714 it seems to me they are in shock
I really like this version of Green Onions. It some how makes the song even cooler. The lo-fi sound quality with it being a 60s live recording just gives it something. Also, the way they played it faster and extended it with more improvisation. Not to mention how cool they look playing it and of course that sound of the hammond organ. Awesome.
Absolutely. They rock this version a lot harder than the studio recording.
Yes love this version and agree with the other comments. Makes me so envious of those who witnessed them live. One of the greatest grooves made even greater. A funky monster jam accented by the intensifying pace of Jackson/ Dunn, freedom to improvise and Booker’s staccato intro & majestic phrasing, Cropper’s soloing. Legendary.
Yep totally agree, it has so much tude! I love how the audience are just stunned mullets! Probably 420!
they do thefirst Otis song real fast, too. best band. crowd sucks...future neo cons for sure.
Absolutely it's normally shorter it's great having a longer the version
This song is the DEFINITION of cool.
I could not agree more.
Cool times.
😂.❤❤❤@@carolynforge8586
agree 100%
I would have to agree!
I wanna say "I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet" to the audience
This clip from same concert shows how many were really digging it but agree in this version they are ether dead or in shock
th-cam.com/video/_N8iF2vQlxw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=vR_-Snl3GPAjYYKI
Not 1962 as stated in heading
I get the Back to The Future ref
Scandinavians were much less demonstrative than Americans were in public back then.
A few were barely breathing.
When they started showing thae audience, I thought, "Ah, this is in Europe!" European fans, and jazz fans in general, listen to the music; they don't scream over it.
Am I the only one that got the Back to the Future reference? Well played, either way.
If this song doesn't automatically put you in a better mood, then you have cold water running through your veins...
The vid finished - I scrolled down reading the comments and suddenly became aware that my foot was still tapping in time to AJ's drum beat . Music gets inside your mind and body . I don't know how , it just does . Otherwise , well - as already said , you have cold water .....
You Mean like Most Of The People In The Crowd?
I like the studio version better
nah. they love it, they just aren't showing emotions @@MrTamiya89
just about the greatest rhythm section there is
The Colonel and Booker T don't suck on this either.
What is the best if this isn't
Steve Cropper loved Duck and Al. They always had his back
Absolutely. All perfect.
A band powerful enough, to turn goat piss into gasoline.
Loved this song back then and still do!
agree 100%
I love the stunned faces of the audience 🤣🤣🤣
They were having their brains re-wired to a new definition of cool. The smiles came later.
I mean .. look at the majority of the crowd.. that's your answer why😅
@@dluttrell78It’s disturbing how weirdos like you can make an event with a completely integrated band where nobody was even paying attention to race about race.
They look so damn dead I guess they're not allowed to like the music.
If I remember this was filmed in Sweden, they hadn’t really heard music like this but if you watch the whole show, you see they start to loosen up.
This music will never be out of date.
How a band was able to succinctly define the sound of an entire decade in just one song, I will never understand. Pure magic.
Show some love for that bass player though, my guy.
Duck Dunn,Steve cropper and Al Jackson. Wow
@@robertmayott5835 THAT is a lineup!
dont know how i never noticed it before but The Doors clearly took inspiration from this!
Oh good observation!
Every band with an organist took inspiration from Booker T. and the MG's.
Wow, yes, I hear it so clearly now that you mention it. Ray no doubt listened to his share of Booker T.. John his share of Duck, and Robbie his share of Steve. Great ear and observation, man.
I can hear Jim on this 🔥
Especially Robbie Krieger...similar guitar licks
Even if was a kid growing up in Memphis, still one of favorite songs of any genre. Now, I'm a Methodist minister and still in my top 5 of any genre. Planning on it being played at my funeral.
Have the choir do ot,write some words
Instrumentally, this song stuck out from anything else to those who actually listened to the music back in 62. This is thinly disguised jazz presented as rock and roll, and no one at that time was putting out popular music with more integrity. I was grovin on this a a 16 year old in 62, learning to play the drums, it hooked me on blues jazz forever, and at the time I didn't know what I was listening to, I just knew it was good.
Yeah I'm of a similar age, and I remember hearing it on the radio over here in the UK then, I'd never heard anything like it, all the kids at school were raving about the Beatles (they were good - hahah) but I kept going on about Green Onions which they'd never heard, to the point where they got sick of me talking about it. And it was difficult to buy obscure records from the US in those days, had to order it from my local record shop - still got that 45 to this day - and the B-side, Behave Yourself, is a masterclass in Hammond organ playing, real bluesy.
Same here. How lucky was I to see both Cropper and Dunn here in Toronto at a jazz festival about 12?years ago in a field venue downtown.. a free event and people strolling casually in the warm
night air chatting and sipping drinks. I went around saying do you know who these musicians are? Lots of tourists etc from USA . When I told them they sat up
straight and went to reverent mode pretty quick. Anyway my grandson looks exactly like Booker T. So there!
I love this. I feel like I'm living your history. Beautiful stuff.
In the 60s bands could experiment and the public would accept it
It does have a fair bit of Moanin' in it but just taken to a different sphere altogether
Love that bass player really getting into the music LOL
Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn
He looks so happy that he will explode! WOW!
Duck was basically a self taught bassist, which means he didn't copy anyone else. He laid down lines that other bass players are still copying today because they were so good.
Donald Duck.. He's in the movie the blues brothers.. his appearance is different, tho because at that point in his career he grew out his beard that he would continue to wear for the rest of his life. He's the guy smoking his pipe while playing bass in the concert scenes. So is Steve Cropper, the guitarist. They both played in the Blues Brothers band and were in the movie.
@@eldiablo3794 They had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline. LOL
4 guy’s in total agreement.
Al Jackson Jr and Duck Dunn were one of the absolute best rhythm sections ever!!!
Fun fact: both of them were the only two members of the band who met and recorded with Elvis Presley at Stax in 1973. Booker and Steve couldn’t make it to the recording sessions because of other circumstances in their lives. Steve Cropper wanted desperately to play music with Elvis but sadly never got the chance. Al and Duck were the lucky ones.
DUCK DUNN ON BASS MEAN-LOVE IT
With Steve Cropper, on guitar !!!
How about the camera on him while Steve solos?
no way it’s them???? i would never have guessed
he looks very young
"Why not! If the shit fits, wear it!" "Scooch over God damn it!"
I still DJ this one I am 68
Great ride on the Mood Elevator!
Everything about this is so cool, the bass players intensity, the bewilderment on some of the audiences faces, that gorgeous Tele, massive Marshalls and that Hammond riding on top. Doesn’t have to be complicated to be delicious.
Those Marshalls are just standard 4x12 sloped cabs
Donald Duck Dunn
Donald "Duck" Dunn, "Soul Fingers", on the bass. Such an awesome bassist!
And the groovy drummer holding it all together
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This is THE only song my nana (98yrs old) will still get up & dance too
98 and still dancing. Good for her.
@ yea God has really blessed her. My ACE
For the record:
Personnel
Booker T. & the M.G.s
Booker T. Jones - Hammond organ
Steve Cropper - guitar
Donald Dunn - bass guitar
Al Jackson Jr. - drums
This is from an April 7 1967 Norwegian TV recording of the legendary Stax/Volt Revue European tour of that year. Other audio-only live recordings have popped up (England & France), but this is the sole studio video recording. Booker T and The M.G.'s opened and stood as the backing band for the entire show, augmented by The Mar-Keys on horns for the singers: Arthur Conley, Eddie Floyd, Sam & Dave and, fittingly last, Otis Redding.
While back in '09 PBS ran a shortened version of the full-length DVD of the show (via the Stax/Volt Museum), neither have been uploaded to YT in their entirety. So, individual performances are out there, but you're gonna have to dig.
Here's a taste w Otis n Sam & Dave.
th-cam.com/video/kUk1WTAReyE/w-d-xo.html
Also, if you come upon vids w screaming audiences, that's likely the London show (lower quality - but rewarding nevertheless).
Good luck & ENJOY!
I don't know how it's physically possible to NOT bob your head to this super phat groove.
Oh my God exactly 🤣🤣🤣
@aaronackiss3424 the audience is dead, but no one has told them 😂
@aaronackiss3424 the audience is dead, but no one has told them 😂
@@albundy643 There are ways and there are ways, I personally listen and watch with absolute focus on the stage when I'm at a live gig, don't want to miss anything. Now some folks have said I need to get more into it, but what do they know?
(Btw I sing in a band - although not professionally - and I know perfectly well how much effort it takes from everyone involved to get a band to really work as an entity, but also how great it is when we're really in the zone. But I don't need to dance to feel that. Just different ways of enjoying music.)
This the coolest song ever made!
Al Jackson Jr. THE GREATEST drummer, OMG he's swinging this
wilburevans - Reminds me of Buddy Rich,
the ONLY drummer for the MG's
@@kathcordingley215 Al Jackson was Like a Buddy Rich who plays for the music, not to just show off his speed and amazing single and double-stroke rolls. All the same, they didn't call him "The Human Timekeeper" for nothing. Buddy Rich was amazing of course, but he was at his best soloing by himself.
at 2'47'' SurpriiiIIIiiise :)
@@thierryaugustine546 Yeah absolutely, goes half time, looks like he thought I'll just do something different for a change! Brilliant from start to finish.
These guys sounded as good live as they did in studio recordings. Amazing band, the REAL "Blues Brothers".
That’s Steve Cropper on bass, so… yeah.
@@FredeCoverawl Nope...That's Steve Cropper on guitar.
. . . and Donald 'Duck' Dunn on bass. Both were in the Blues Brothers band.
@@chrislenczycki6980 realy ???? i had a feeling i know them from somewhere
I agree with you there❤️
This is pure gold, one of those rare times that you see any 4 musicians at their very best, all at the same time, all in mental tune with themselves and the others, so so sharp and perfect. A very rare thing.
1967. The audience realizes that they are witnessing the future. The look of shock on their faces says it all. They are looking at a band that time traveled back from the future to deliver the news. And here it is.
Scarsdale NY Marty Mcfly vibes lmao
Some picked up on that early funk rhythm
As good a song as this is, I dunno if it's exactly 'the future' in 1967. It definitely inspired a ton of great music to come, but in '67 you had psychadelia and avant garde firmly gripping their influence on rock, and the first seeds of what would become prog rock, heavy metal, punk, and even electronica were being planted in '66 and '67, so I wouldn't exactly call an instrumental 12 bar blues vamp, however influential it was, 'the future'.
Damn that’s awesome. Really melted some of the audiences brains too lol
I love crowds that listen and appreciate, instead of screaming like morons. This crowd is awesome.
Thank you for pointing this out. It's a respectful, mind-blown European-type of crowd.
Except they need to be getting down! This is heat! 🕺💃
I disagree, they just stare
@@elChafaholix because they listen with their ears.
B@@Dave-bo8ry b'cos this performance was recorded in Oslo, Norway
Crowd has no clue how historic this group and their music will become.
As you say - the crowd has no means to look into the future - the audience react well to what they have seen - the sound is excellent.
Wow!! Enjoyed watching both guitarist..Booker was just kool..& the drummer was exceptional.💖
It was a sound check
HAPPY 76TH BIRTHDAY
BOOKER T. JONES
(NOVEMBER 12, 2020)
Undoubtedly one of greatest songs from the 1960's. It still sounds as heavy today in 2024 as when it came out. Unreal.
That drummer is a madman
Al Jackson. One of the best ever!
Now plays with the Rolling Stones
@@bernocreely4601 🙃
@@bernocreely4601 Sorry, but unfortunately Al Jackson was murdered in the 70's. You are thinking of Steve Jordan. He was born a lot later than Al was. Jordan has played with Keith Richards on his solo stuff for years. Both great drummers.
@@benmeisner-dr5bbJackson compareceu à exibição com Eddie Floyd e Terry Manning . Após a exibição, ele voltou para casa e encontrou intrusos na casa. Segundo consta, ele foi instruído a se ajoelhar e foi mortalmente baleado cinco vezes nas costas. Por volta das 3 da manhã de 1º de outubro, Barbara Jackson correu para a rua, gritando por socorro. Ela disse à polícia que ladrões a amarraram e atiraram em seu marido quando ele voltou para casa. A polícia não encontrou nada fora do lugar na casa, e a carteira e as joias de Jackson ainda estavam com ele.
O homem que se acredita ter puxado o gatilho teria conhecido alguém em Memphis. Depois de roubar um banco na Flórida, essa pessoa disse ao suposto atirador para encontrá-lo na casa de Al Jackson. Rastreado pela Flórida, para Memphis e para Seattle, Washington, o suposto assassino, o namorado da amiga de Barbara Jackson, Denise LaSalle , foi morto por um policial em 15 de julho de 1976, após um tiroteio não relacionado.
The whole crowd ist trying to figure out what they are listening too.😂
OMG!!! FFS!!!! What's with these boring fucks in the crowds from these days gone past it's like if they were banned from dancing or have no soul something, geeeeeeez lol
Probably trying to figure out why two white guys are hanging out with two black guys.
@@David.L291 yeah, go look up a concert from nowadays...hmm, same thing. at least they aren't looking into a screen so they can watch it later?
I believe this was the first or second song of the evening "revue" which Otis headlined with Lee Dorsey, Sam and Dave, Arthur Conley and Booker T (who played with everyone). Man, Al Jackson Jr was such a crazy tight drummer!
@@David.L291 You're boring too.
The coolest drummer ever.
Dang, this sounds killer the way they sped it up
I dunno, I kinda want to adjust the speed
This is great sped up
@@suzannewinz1099 so i'm not the only one who thinks this too fast
I was 6 yrs old when this came out!!!!
Throw down boys!!!!
I saw them live in 1968, but was already a fan well before that. They were so tight! Very versatile as well; backing up so many performers both live, and in the studio.
Have to say it, I envy you.
The 60s was the best decade for music
people still are listening to this song almost 60 years later why? well because it was real music that really hits your soul and that can change your mood from being down to feeling something excited inside you. long live real music.
I agree..... Jorge from Buenos Aires Argentina
Absolutely one of the greatest tunes of all time
My oh my doesn't get better than this! Donald 'Duck' Dunn is a beast on bass and so young, no room for his pipe on those bass lines! Hope players take note of Steve Cropper's ability to give the song space, that was his genius, he didn't have to 'shred' to get his point across ~
1:38 - tough crowd...
What people don't realize that Booker T&the MG's were the back-up band on the Stax Revue tours&most of the studio recordings@Stax!What an outstanding group of musicians that can never be copied or matched!
Oh yes!!!
What about the Wrecking Crew based in Los Angeles? Hard to find better studio guys than them. But no need to compare...everyone where great.
Timeless
In 63 I was playing in what we called "garage bands". ( just a bunch of kids banging around in the garage) Down the street from me in Ottawa Ontario Canada…. one saturday.. on top of the garage ( flat roof). I heard this sound.. it was green onions and they were "ELECTRIFIED". wow.. How was I to know that when I saw the blues brothers.. Steve and the Duck were part of my past.. wow.. Rock and roll never dies.
This song is the definition of cool
These boys got the groove
alltime instrumental track No. 1 !! ;-)
Booker T has been performing in the UK this year 2024, watched him being interviewed by the BBC, such a lovely humble man.Loved “ Time is Tight” too, bought it in the 60s. Some great instrumentals during that time, Junior Walker and the All Stars were also great.
Cropper lets loose with a blistering guitar solo. Director chooses camera angles that show everything but Cropper.
Damn it!
Considering what year it was no racism here that's the way it should be today kudos to these guys
I love playing the bass riff ❤
Just read that BT & MGs appeared at the 1967 Monterrey Pop Festival. Did not know that. 50 years ago on 6/17/67. And they backed Otis Redding during his incredible performance at the Festival. Another interesting tidbit ... Green Onions was a hit in 1962, when Booker was only 17 or 18 years old.
yep they were the backing band
Cropper helped Redding finish Dock of the Bay......
Well, shit…
I never knew that.
That’s awesome!
Thanks for making me aware of that…
Can't find any footage of that Monterey performance on TH-cam.
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To whom it may concern,
Mr. Booker, it is the year 2025, and the end of civilization has feld upon mankind.
My name is Stephen James Bouw, and your jamming on 1967.
Leave me a bundle of brown sand in your will, God willing, I'm going to need it.
A masterpiece right here. Some of those audience members know this song goes hard.
This band was the basis for nearly an entire record label.
ONE OF THE BEST INSTAMENTALS EVER, STILL ROCKS 60 YEARS LATTER
Steve Copper & his White Telecaster.10 yrs. later he would become a Blues Brother! 🎸
Isn’t that Steve Cropper?
One of the greatest songs ever written! Timeless!
I heard this band playing in my neighborhood in the sixtys when I was 13 yrs old ? Southern Californis Blues ? I' ll nevervforget it ? EPIC
Normally I prefer the recorded original. This jam was the bomb.
Fantastic video and sound. I'm 68 years of age and this never gets old.😁🤗
I’m 75. And their sound is still cool!
I'm born in 1940. You figure age out. A cousin owned a Chicago joint called The Blue Note. I saw so many great jazz groups in the 50's {yes I liked jazz in my teens} and 60's
The drummer is off the chain!!
This is really what diversity and universality of music is all about young cats blending jazz and surf music doing innovating and doing they thang
Still going ,he's on at Ronnie's Scott's jazz club October 2024 ,chew him out great show 😅
What a masterpiece of music. This performance will live on forever.
Even Booker T and the MGs know there's nothing better than a wall of Marshall amps 🤘
This is why you want to be in a band. Has anything been cooler than this ever? 4 great musicians having fun and looking great. Also, Steve Cropper is the greatest guitarist. He never played a wrong note.
Also a great songwriter, arranger, and producer. Not to mention he could spot talent right away. Just a few notes of listening to Otis Redding in a makeshift audition told Cropper he had found a superstar.
This made multiple timelines possible. It might have saved the world.
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Booker T Jones & Mgs was definitely 20 steps ahead of the music of 1967.
The man can play the drums like nobody's business. I am a sixties child. ☮️
BookerT and the MGs , HOLY SHIT!!!!!
It's December of 2024 in 1967 i was fifteen years old when this came out now at 72 this brings back so many memories we had a dance 💃 called the broken hip old girl can't move of course like back in the day but i sure get my grove on ❤😂🎉😂
Band: Booker T Jones (organ), Al Jackson Jr. (drums), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass) and Steve Cropper (guitar). Amazing!
The band are so in tune with each other, class outfit , ace tune
Duck looks so young
He was 25 at the time.
The best groove on planet earth! The people are simply hypnotized as the music opens space up in their minds.
Melting Pot is such a great showcase of the Hammond organ.
Steve Cropper was ahead of his time.
VGM Revisited quite literally. His guitar riff in green onions is very much ahead of time lol
Ahead of the beat
A very young Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn! Amazing musicians. Just ask the Blues Brothers!
The best part is seeing the audience members that get it. That's so awesome.
The people in the audience were speechless lol😂
I just picked up the bass. I would like to play this one day.
Keep going man. You’ll get there
Possibly Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, The Doors and others owe a lot to this song.
I'll take Jimi and the Doors...but this one remains in my heart Always
Recorded,when the South was still segrated.Brave Booker T and the MGS
Stax Records was NEVER segregated.
Oh man, that bored crowed!
Timeless!!!
Pure wonderful sixties, I know, we oldies keep going on about it but if you weren’t there….you will never know….
I can feel the magic of the 60s from TH-cam on my phone speaker. What I would have done to have lived in that time period...
Love this song they used to play it late at night on the radio it’s one of those songs that transports you to some where else !