Sep
24
2011
The second night of the tenth annual MidPoint Music Festival got off to a much smoother start for myself than a day earlier. Traffic getting across the river was a little less light, and the chilly temps and rain from earlier in the day had vanished by late afternoon. I arrived in time to …
Aug
18
2011
Booker T. Jones Memphis, Tennessee Blues/R&B/Soul Friday, September 23 11:30 pm Cincinnati Club Let’s face it. Most people would rather not take the time to read through a descriptive biography or detailed timeline of a band and their history. But for the sake of putting together a list of my top picks for the upcoming …
Nov
17
2009
Booker T Potato Hole Released April 21st on ANTI- Records Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Hammond B-3 mastermind, Booker T. Jones, returned this year with his first album in twenty years. The man whose career took off as a teenager after writing “Green Onions”, released Potato Hole, featuring Southern Rock band, the …
Mar
17
2009
Booker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and arranger, best known for fronting the southern soul band, Booker T. & the M.G.’s. A musical prodigy as a child, Booker T. played the oboe, sax, trombone and piano. He played on Willie Nelson’s album Stardust, and has lent his trademark keyboards to everyone from Ray …