Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Summary

Booker T. & the M.G.'s is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,228 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Booker T. & the M.G.'s received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[3].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[4].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's instance of is recorded as musical group^[5].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's genre is jazz^[6].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's genre is soul^[7].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[8].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's discography is recorded as Booker T. & the M.G.'s discography^[9].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's Commons category is recorded as Booker T. & the M.G.'s^[10].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s comprises Al Jackson Jr.^[12].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s comprises Booker T. Jones^[13].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s comprises Steve Cropper^[14].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s comprises Lewie Steinberg^[15].
• January 1, 1962 marks the founding of Booker T. & the M.G.'s^[16].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's location of formation is recorded as Memphis^[17].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's official website is recorded as http://www.bookert.com^[18].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Booker T. & the M.G.'s^[19].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's participant in is recorded as Calgary Folk Music Festival 2024^[20].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's topic has template is recorded as Template:Booker T. & the M.G.'s^[21].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's start of work period is recorded as 1962^[22].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Booker T. & the M.G.'s"}^[23].
• Booker T. & the M.G.'s's member category is recorded as Category:Booker T. & the M.G.'s members^[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1962^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 2012^[28]

• Genre(s): funk, instrumental rock, psychedelic soul, r&b, soul, soul blues, soul jazz, southern soul^[29]

• Community tags: funk, instrumental rock, psychedelic soul, r&b, rhythm & blues, soul, soul blues, soul jazz, southern soul^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 377015fb-c02f-4b05-960b-e0df6a7ea99e^[31]

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Founding

January 1, 1962 marks the founding of Booker T. & the M.G.'s^[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Memphis^[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[3], a lifetime achievement award^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1962^[34] and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[4], a music museum^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1983^[37].

Why It Matters

Booker T. & the M.G.'s ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,228 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

What awards did Booker T. & the M.G.'s receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[3] and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[4].