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MidPoint Music Festival: Day Two Review

nate — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:54:40 +0000

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 …

A to Z Countdown To MidPoint: Booker T. Jones

nate — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:56:14 +0000

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 …

Listing the Best Albums of 2009 by Artist from A to Z: Booker T

nate — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:55:16 +0000

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 …

Bonnaroo 2009 Artist: Booker T. Jones appearing with the Drive-By Truckers

nate — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:08:00 +0000

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 …