Booker T. Jones plays ‘Green Onions’ and Robert Plant pays tribute as latest Memphis Music Hall of Fame class honored
Booker T. Jones performs at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts Thursday during his own induction ceremony into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. “We are at this moment a special place on the Earth I believe, especially for music,” Jones said. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
John Paul Keith performs during the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 15, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Deanie Parker hugs Booker T. Jones while introducing him during Jones’ induction into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 15, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
J.M. Van Eaton, inducted into the the Memphis Music Hall of Fame on Thursday, said he learned to play the drums at Bellevue Junior High. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Deanie Parker speaks to Booker T. Jones during the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts Sept. 15, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
“At this moment and many other moments I’m so grateful to come from Memphis, Tenessee,” Booker T. Jones said at his induction ceremony into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame Thursday. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Jamal Ford accepts an award for his late father, Fred Ford, at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 15, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Cannon Center audience members applaud as drummer J.M. Van Eaton is inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 15, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Deanie Parker reads a letter to Booker T. Jones during the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony Thursday. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
J.M. Van Eaton hugs Jerry Phillips Thursday night during the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
J.M. Van Eaton provides drums for s rendition of “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On” at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 15, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
“(Elvis) said he could never leave Memphis, that’s where his heart and soul was,” said inductee Priscilla Presley. “Now I know why, because I feel the same way.” (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Booker T. Jones and Priscilla Presley were among eight new inductees to the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
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Memphis Music Hall of Fame Booker T. Jones Priscilla Presley Robert Plant Billy Lee Riley Mavis Staples Fred Ford Jim Gaines J.M. Van Eaton Ronnie Milsap Sam Phillips Jerry PhillipsAlicia Davidson
Alicia Davidson is a lifelong Memphis resident and graduate of The University of Memphis College of Journalism and Strategic Media. When not scribbling about the latest Memphis news, you will find her reading historical biographies, cooking Italian cuisine and practicing vinyasa yoga.
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