There are 12 article(s) tagged Booker T. Jones:

• August 2024

  • The 21 best ‘Memphis’ songs of the 21st century (so far)

    Given how much music the city has produced, it’s not much of a surprise that the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll punches well above its weight as a music subject.

    By Chris Herrington August 07, 2024

• September 2022

  • Booker T. Jones plays ‘Green Onions’ and Robert Plant pays tribute as latest Memphis Music Hall of Fame class honored

    Booker T. Jones and Priscilla Presley were among eight new inductees to the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

    By Alicia Davidson September 16, 2022

  • As Booker T. grooves, Stax Museum readies 20th anniversary

    Booker T. Jones grooved on “Green Onions” again, ahead of his Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction, and the Stax Museum teased a year’s worth of 20th anniversary events as past, present and future collided in Soulsville. 

    By Chris Herrington September 15, 2022

• March 2022

  • Booker T. Jones, Mavis Staples among newest class of Memphis Music Hall of Fame

    After a two-year hiatus, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame announced eight inductees, including stars of Sun, Stax and beyond. 

    By Chris Herrington March 22, 2022

• January 2021

  • A year to forget? Here are 20 good things we’ll remember about 2020

    Clever restaurateurs, fearless city planners and far-sighted entrepreneurs didn’t let 2020 slow them down. And if we needed reasons to cheer, we had Ja Morant and Brady White. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 14, 2021

• February 2020

  • Cossitt Library manager looks beyond books

    After a career blending tech and ministry, Shamichael Hallman is watching over renovations for Cossitt Library, a Downtown Memphis landmark with a complicated past.

    By Jared Boyd February 21, 2020

• January 2020

  • The Memphis 10: Starring Booker T. Jones, Marsha Blackburn, Tony Allen and others

    Stax greats Booker T. and Carla Thomas on stage together. Grizz great Tony Allen back at the Grindhouse. "Bluff City Law" in limbo but keeping hope alive. Plus, seven more observations on the month in Memphis. 

    By Chris Herrington January 31, 2020

  • Booker T. Jones takes a sentimental journey ahead of homecoming show

    In advance of a performance at Crosstown Theater, Booker T. Jones reflects on his recent visit to Memphis and the meaning of homecomings.

    By Jared Boyd January 06, 2020

• December 2019

  • Boyd: 40 Memphis songs I loved in 2019

    Some new songs and some old help a Memphis music devotee figure out what defines this town's expression.

    By Jared Boyd December 31, 2019

• November 2019

  • Conaway: A few more of us

    Here are a handful of Memphians who've altered our music, our food, our landscape and the game of golf.

    By Dan Conaway November 22, 2019

  • Nelson: From Stax to the White House, Booker T. Jones embodies Memphis soul

    When his song “Green Onions” was racing up the charts, Booker T. Jones was a freshman at Indiana University Music School, coming home every weekend so the MG's could seize the moment by recording an album. 

    By Michael Nelson November 12, 2019

  • Boyd: Booker T. Jones’ memoir a meditation on moving on

    Booker T. Jones' memoir "Time Is Tight" considers what it's like to let your talent lead you away from the comforts of the Bluff City.

    By Jared Boyd November 03, 2019