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Booker T. & The MG's unissued track on You Tube

Patrick Montier — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:28 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRjbcXK-r-A

Re: 10/21

Saunders, William — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:02:15 GMT

RE: [BookerTandtheMGs] 10/21 Really I meant that Cropper was the best of the best as a rhythm guitarist behind everyone vocalist he backed in the studio. I

Re: 10/21

Timothy Whitsett — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:55:23 GMT

I just reread this. I thought you meant greatest guitarist from a backing band, but I think you meant the best of the MGs when backing vocalists. I wouldn't

Re: 10/21

Timothy Whitsett — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:56:56 GMT

I assume you mean not JUST the MGs instrumentals. But yeah, his work with Otis, JT, Pickett, Ruby Johnson, and so many others is unequalled. - T ... From:

Re: 10/21

Saunders, William — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:48:37 GMT

I would argue that he is greatest of all in the 64 to 68 backup studio band, not in the Booker T & MGs instrumentals, although he is great there too. His sense

10/21

Timothy Whitsett — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:43:46 GMT

I didn't forget about it, but I forgot to post that yesterday Steve Cropper turned 68. STILL the greatest living guitarist! - Tim

Re: Digest Number 1012

Stanley570@... — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:19:53 GMT

Today is Sam Moore's birthday. Stanley Cozine

What a schmuck.....

TomF — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:22:20 GMT

Thanks for clearing up Sam and Dave with the MG's at the Fillmore. I contacted the guy and he claimed he couldn't remember the personnel after all.I could

Re: Booker T. concert

yannick1m — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:19:30 GMT

Thank you for the review. That track list is a good mix of new and old. Bye Yannick

Fw: [staxrecords] Re: Fw: [BookerTandtheMGs] Sam and Dave, Fillmore

Timothy Whitsett — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:18:30 GMT

From Sam & Dave's trumpet player!!!! ... From: newtcoll Subject: [staxrecords] Re: Fw: [BookerTandtheMGs] Sam and Dave, Fillmore East

Booker T. concert

Patrick Montier — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:19:05 GMT

http://blogs.pitch.com/wayward/2009/09/concert_review_booker_t_at_knuckleheads.php

Re: Sam and Dave, Fillmore East 1968.

Timothy Whitsett — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:13:25 GMT

That's very interesting. I fowarded this to the Stax Records discussion group. One of the members is a Sam & Dave biographer, so maybe he'll be able to shed

Sam and Dave, Fillmore East 1968.

TomF — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:04:48 GMT

Hey Y'all, I was browsing You-Tube listening to a Mike Bloomfield/Al Kooper gig recorded at Fillmore East and a guy wrote in the comments section that he was

Re: More for the European Members, but how did you get to Stax

yannick1m — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:31:47 GMT

Back in my early teens, one of my first if not the first CD I got was Roy Orbison's Mystery Girl album, which was new at the time and which I liked a lot. It

Re: More for the European Members, but how did you get to Stax

Timothy Whitsett — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:43:13 GMT

Yes! I've said before that I would be a much bigger Wilson Pickett fan if he had continued recording with the MGs. Also a bigger Aretha fan if she had been