Product Description
Booker T. & The MG’s Green Onions, the debut album from the group that would go on to play a huge part in the sound of the Stax label -- and southern soul more generally. The MG’s were an instrumental group made up of Booker T. Jones on organ (and other things), Steve Cropper on guitar, Al Jackson on drums and Lewis Steinberg on bass.
Green Onions’ title track was apparently originally cut while the group was trying to record a B-side. Wisely, they chose it for the A-side instead. It was a big hit when it came out, #1 on the R&B charts, #3 on the pop charts, and remains recognisable today.
