Artist: booker t

Booker T. Jones of Stax Records/Booker T & MGs fame collaborates with young soul star Mayer Hawthorne on "Sound The Alarm"-the 2nd single and title track off Booker T's new album featuring collaborations with Estelle, Anthony Hamilton, Sheila E. and more. via OKP

• Booker T - "Sound The Alarm" f. Mayer Hawthorne

If Mayer Hawthorne's new single wasn't enough, here is another soulful jam to get excited about. Thanks to the resurgence of Booker T. Jones of Booker T & The MGs fame, we get a sample-driven new jam that sets the mood for T's forthcoming full-length Sound The Alarm . With features from the likes of Estelle, Anthony Hamilton and Gary Clark Jr., this is sure to be quite the record when it drops. [ via ] Give the title track "Sound The Alarm" a spin below.

• Booker T - "Sound The Alarm" f. Mayer Hawthorne

When the guests and themes for Soulive's fourth annual Bowlive run at Brooklyn Bowl were announced, many fans circled last night's date on the calendar as the trio were set to present a tribute to the famed Stax label with the help of The Shady Horns and iconic keyboardist Booker T. Jones. On paper it looked to be an impressive bill and in person it lived up to expectations. [All Photos by Andrew Blackstein ] Afrobeat act The Electric Sound of Johnny Arrow [...]

For this week's Full Show Friday we take the Hidden Track Time Machine back to 2002 for a stirring performance by Neil Young with Poncho and The MGs. Ol' Neil was headlining the Rock am Ring Festival in Nürburgring, Germany with a band that mixed Crazy Horse guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro with Booker T. and The MGs and his whole set was broadcast on famed German live music show Rockpalast. Young was in fine form on this night as he mixed his greatest songs such as The Loner, [...]

Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam can just cool their jets, according to Prince' s new song "Breakfast Can Wait". The velvet-funk of this new track harkens back more to his Sign 'O' the Times days, rather than his blusier debut album days like "Screwdriver" did. You can purchase a download of this song for the bargain price of $0.88  at Prince's webstore . If you ever have five minutes to spare, I strongly encourage you to check out Grantland's animated re-enactment of Chappelle's Show creator Neal Brennan's encounter with [...]

In what should come as a surprise to no one considering Questlove's well-known love for The Purple One, The Roots have signed on as the house band for the Prince Tribute that will be held at Carnegie Hall on March 7th. The benefit concert is part of a series of annual tributes put on at the legendary venue by impresario Michael Dorf. In addition to The Roots a number of other bands have been announced for the tribute. Blind Boys of Alabama. Booker T, DeVotchka, Living Colour, Madeleine Peyroux, The Waterboys and Talib Kweli will [...]

Inner Souls - “Satisfy (Booker T. mix)”

Bumpin' voxless edit of Booker T's Bizzi remix. We actually posted the original a few months ago stating we'd thought about doing an edit and outta the blue Sem mailed us saying he'd already done just that! You'll already know him for his mixes, now check out his edits! Check his soundcloud  and facebook here for some serious mixes! DOWNLOAD

• Sem. - BIZZI - BIZZI'S PARTY (SEM'S SPECIAL VOXLESS DUB) [FREE 320K DOWNLOAD]

Booker T. & The M.G.s’ 1962 debut LP couldn’t possibly live up to the invention and excitement of its title single, but it doesn’t have to, as even without the catchy hooks of their hits, the band’s soul grooves cut deep. With only three originals (“Green Onions,” the cooler variation, “Mo’ Onions,” and the exquisite late-night organ blues, “Behave Yourself”), the Stax house band was left to pull together cover songs from a wide variety of sources. They give instrumental hits by Dave “Baby” Cortez (“ Rinky-Dink ”) and Phil Upchurch (“ Can’t Sit Down ”) solid shots of Memphis [...]

Booker T. & The M.G.s’ 1962 debut LP couldn’t possibly live up to the invention and excitement of its title single, but it doesn’t have to, as even without the catchy hooks of their hits, the band’s soul grooves cut deep. With only three originals (“Green Onions,” the cooler variation, “Mo’ Onions,” and the exquisite late-night organ blues, “Behave Yourself”), the Stax house band was left to pull together cover songs from a wide variety of sources. They give instrumental hits by Dave “Baby” Cortez (“ Rinky-Dink ”) and Phil Upchurch (“ Can’t Sit Down ”) solid shots of Memphis [...]

Long in the shadows of artists like Neko Case and the Drive-By Truckers, Kelly Hogan is finally stepping out for her own spotlight. ANTI Records, 2012 8.8 / 10.0 Native Georgian Kelly Hogan has been around the periphery of alternative country for a good many years. First known [...]

On July 17, EMI will honor the Smashing Pumpkins with the reissue of the band’s 1994 album Pisces Iscariot. The release will be available in multiple configurations, which will each include the original, remastered tracks along with previously unreleased or alternate versions ... Roxy Music is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with the release of [...]

Here's one of our UK garage secret weapons. Proper fuckin' beats, old school as fuck and jackin son! My only issue is the vocal, which i'm not into, a little too Craig David for my tastes, although it does have an element of sleaze. Check it though, this sound is back! FEEL DA FLAVA! DOWNLOAD 

• DOWNLOAD  » Bizzi s Party (Booker T Dub).mp3

On May 13, 2012 the music world lost a giant - Donald "Duck" Dunn, bassist for Booker T. & The MG's, one of the greatest musical groups the world has ever known. Duck plays on some of my all time favorite recordings, not only with the MG's but also with Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Albert King, Elvis Presley and about a zillion others. Type in Duck Dunn discography into your favorite search engine if you have a few hours to kill to check out the full list. His playing defines "in the pocket" and his influence is massive on any [...]

The weekend's 26h annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA packed a punch with a lineup of the Roots, Alison Hinds, Booker T, Shaggy, Gary Clark Jr. and more. Check out Randall Roberts' review for the Times. Photographer Scott Dudelson shared this gallery with Buzz Bands LA.

Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass player for the influential studio band Booker T. and the MGs , died this morning at the age of 70. http://www.rollingstone.com/mu sic/news/donald-duck-dunn-bass -player-for-booker-t-and-the-m gs-dead-at-70-20120513 www.deepgoa.com your urban music guide © dg , 2012

Donald "Duck" Dunn - RIP DuckDunn.com From left: Al Jackson Jr, Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, and Steve Cropper

Adele Congratulations to Adele, Bon Iver, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Booker T, Alison Krauss, and The Civil Wars, who all won Grammys during last night's awards ceremony . Below, listen to the World Cafe sessions that some of the bands recorded with Cafe host David Dye, as well as Booker T's full performance at last summer's XPoNential Music Festival and The Civil Wars' appearance at last May's Non-Comm music conference. Listen to Adele's World Cafe session here . Listen to Bon Iver's World Cafe [...]

How's your French? I watched this twice last night before going out - 1969 footage from a French documentary on the Stax and Muscle Shoals sound. The description bills its 11 minutes as featuring "Brook Benton & Booker T. & The MGs recording sessions and The The Mar-keys working out a horn arrangement" but what [...]

I must be dead. This must be heaven. Bedazzled just posted this literally a few minutes ago. Holy jesus...This is actually just as much, if nor more, Memphis/Stax stuff than Muscle Shoals, but who cares? This footage is priceless! And yes, Spike, that looks like Isaac Hayes on sax to me.