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Booker T. Jones

American musician
Person Human Q703767

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
November 12, 1944
Place of birth
Memphis
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
pianist, composer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, singer, saxophonist, musician, music arranger[3][4][5][6][7][9]
Field of work
music[10]
Educated at
Booker T. Washington High School, Jacobs School of Music[11][12]
Award received
Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist[13]
Spouse
Priscilla Coolidge
Genre
rhythm and blues[16]
Official website
bookert.com[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Short name
Booker T. Jones
Copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
Family name
Jones[18]
Generational suffix
L252247-F2
Given name
Booker, Taliaferro[19][20]
Instrument
Hammond organ, piano, organ, saxophone, trombone, oboe, voice, guitar, musical keyboard[22]
Member of
Booker T. & the M.G.'s[14]
Name in native language
Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr.
Record label
Atlantic Records[17]
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Social media followers
25k (25k–27k, n=4)
Start of work period
1961
Topic has template
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🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 67
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Booker T. Jones 2009.jpg ↗
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AllMusic artist ID
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Apple Music artist ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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DR music artist ID
25847
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dezède person ID
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Discogs artist ID
248403
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Facebook username
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Fandango person ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Grammy Awards artist ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
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IPI name number
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IdRef ID
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Instagram username
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J9U entity ID
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Jaxsta profile ID
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KANTO ID
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Kinobox person ID
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LdiF person ID
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Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
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Mora Artist ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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Myspace ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NNDB people ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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Nederlandse Top 40 artist ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID
1679
PORT person ID
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Pitchfork artist ID
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Prabook ID
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Rate Your Music artist ID
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Rock's Backpages artist ID
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Rolling Stone artist ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Shazam artist ID
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Songkick artist ID
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Spotify artist ID
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TMDB person ID
1120046
WikiTree person ID
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Wikisimpsons article ID
288116, 101392
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
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Yale LUX ID
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Yandex Music artist ID
3386
ČSFD person ID
54783

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 12
Green Onions, Green Onions, Born Under a Bad Sign, Born Under a Bad Sign, The Hunter, The Hunter, Time Is Tight, Time Is Tight +4 more
Instrument 9
guitar, piano, saxophone, trombone, oboe, Hammond organ, musical keyboard, organ +1 more
Mb:writer 8
Hip Hug-Her, Hip Hug-Her, I Forgot to Be Your Lover, I Forgot to Be Your Lover, Private Number, Private Number, Soul Limbo, Soul Limbo
Occupation 8
composer, singer, musician, record producer, pianist, songwriter, guitarist, saxophonist
Mb:member of band 4
Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Delaney & Bonnie, The Mar-Keys, The Packers
Compositions 3
Green Onions, Born Under a Bad Sign, Up Tight!
Mb:performer of 3
Potato Hole, Sound the Alarm, The Road from Memphis
Mb:lyricist 2
Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom, Rattling the Keys to the Kingdom
← Producer 2
Are You Passionate?, Just as I Am
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Copyright representative 1
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Jacobs School of Music
Family name 1
Jones
Field of work 1
music
Genre 1
rhythm and blues
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:married 1
Priscilla Coolidge
Member of 1
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Place of birth 1
Memphis
Record label 1
Atlantic Records
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Priscilla Coolidge
Spouses 1
Priscilla Coolidge
← FactGrid item ID 1
Genadendal
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Born Under a Bad Sign
← Mb:instrumental supporting musician 1
Melvin Brannon
← Stepparent 1
Paul Satterfield
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Summary

Booker T. Jones was born in Memphis[1]. He was born on November 12, 1944[2]. He worked as a pianist[3], composer[4], songwriter[5], guitarist[6], and record producer[7].

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Education

Educated at Booker T. Washington High School[11], a high school[23], in United States[24], founded in 1873[25] and Jacobs School of Music[12], a conservatory[26], in United States[27], founded in 1921[28].

FAQs

Where was Booker T. Jones born?

Born in Memphis[1].

What did Booker T. Jones do for work?

Booker T. Jones worked as pianist[3], composer[4], songwriter[5], guitarist[6], and record producer[7].

Where did Booker T. Jones go to school?

Booker T. Jones was educated at Booker T. Washington High School[11] and Jacobs School of Music[12].

What awards did Booker T. Jones receive?

Honors received include Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist[13].

Related Entities

Atlantic Records music musical keyboard United States

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  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    PORT person ID → 721978
    HAND ID → 9DC0-8E10-E4EF-23E5-0E04
    Wikisimpsons article ID → 288116, 101392
    "Created claim: PORT person ID: 721978, batch #275236"
  2. 17w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article ID → 288116, 101392
    "Created claim: Wikisimpsons article ID: 288116, Matched to Booker T. Jones (#296176266) in Wikisimpsons #"
  3. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0338748-Booker-T-1944
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0338748-Booker-T-1944, batch #259497"
  4. 23w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mora Artist ID → 1669055
    "Created claim: Mora Artist ID: 1669055, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779800537856"
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