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Booker T. Jones

From: Memphis, United States
Since: 1944–present
Releases: 18

electric blues
instrumental rock
r&b
soul

About

Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked as a session musician with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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With the death of guitarist Steve Cropper on December 3, 2025, Jones is the last surviving original member of Booker T. & the M.G.’s.

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Member of

Booker T. & the MG’s 1962–1971, 1975–1977, 1994–2012 bass, eponymous, guitar, keyboard, organ, piano
The Packers now
Delaney & Bonnie now
The Mar‐Keys now
The Stax Staff now
The RCO All-Stars now

Discography

Albums 12

Singles 5

Live 1

2009-04-01: Variety Playhouse, Athens, GA, USA Year unknown

Links

Listen

Official

bookert.com

Social

Twitter

Concerts

Songkick

Buy

Reference

Instrumental supporting musician

Melvin Brannon II now

Married

Priscilla Coolidge 1969–1979

Parent

Supporting musician

The MG's now

Also known as

B.T. Jones · Booker T. · Booker T. Jones, Jr. · Booker T.Jones · Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. · Jones

Tags

2008 universal fire victim

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: b0ee191c-7b75-445e-8416-b8f9918d3b6b
ISNI: 0000000114790769
IPI: 00015468783
IPI: 00075554752

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.