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Who did time tight?
Booker T.
Time Is Tight
| “Time Is Tight” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Booker T. & the M.G.’s | |
| Length | 3:14 |
| Label | Stax 0028 |
| Songwriter(s) | Booker T. Jones Al Jackson Jr. Donald “Duck” Dunn Steve Cropper |
What does Booker T and the MGs stand for?
Memphis Group
Musician and record producer Chips Moman, who worked at Stax Records when the band was formed, claimed that the band was named after his sports car, and only after he left the label did Stax’s publicity department declare that “M.G.” stood for “Memphis Group”.
Is Booker T and MGs still alive?
(born November 12, 1944) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.’s….
| Booker T. Jones | |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, Stax, Anti-, A&M, MCA, Epic |
Who was the bass player for Booker T and the MGs?
Booker T. Jones
Donald DunnLewie Steinberg
Booker T. & the M.G.’s/Bassists
Is there a tight schedule?
: a small amount of time to do something We have a tight schedule to get this project done.
Why is the song called green onions?
Using a riff with a 12-bar blues bassline that Jones had, the band came up with a song that became “Green Onions”. According to Cropper, the title is not a marijuana reference; rather, the track is named after the Green Badger’s cat, Green Onions, whose way of walking inspired the riff.
Which artist co wrote and performed in the midnight hour?
Pickett
Steve Cropper, the guitarist in Booker T and the MGs, was a key sideman in the soul explosion of the 1960s, and he co-wrote “In the Midnight Hour” with Pickett.
Who is Booker T’s wife?
Sharmell Sullivan-Huffmanm. 2005
Levestia Huffmanm. 1996–2001
Booker T/Wife
Who was Otis Redding’s bass player?
Donald “Duck” Dunn
Musician Donald “Duck” Dunn, the pioneering bass player whose grooves drove Booker T and the MGs and hits including Otis Redding’s Respect has died in Tokyo, age 70.
Who is the guitarist from Booker T and the MGs and a co writer of many Memphis soul songs?
Cropper
Missouri-born and Memphis-raised, Cropper joined the Stax Records team as a 20-year-old. Working as a songwriter, producer, and guitarist in the bi-racial house band Booker T. and the MGs, Cropper laid the foundation for songs that have outlasted the studio that created them.
How do I tell my schedule is full?
First let’s look at different ways to say that a person is busy.
- I am busy. The most basic way to express this.
- I’m as busy as a bee.
- I’m slammed.
- I’m so busy (that) I can’t even…
- I’m buried (in work).
- I’m overwhelmed (with work).
- I’m up to my ears in work.
- I’ve got a lot on my plate.
What is in time is tight about?
In Time is Tight, Booker digs deep into his soul, revealing much about the extraordinary music he has made over nearly six decades with artists as diverse as Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Bill Withers, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Willie Nelson and, of course, Booker T. and the MG’s.
Who sang Time Is Tight in the movie Uptight?
Booker T. Jones. “Time Is Tight” is an instrumental recorded by Booker T. & the M.G.’s for their soundtrack to the 1968 film UpTight.
When did Time Is Tight by the clash come out?
Time Is Tight. The song was played by BBC Radio 1 DJ Johnnie Walker (DJ) in the early 1970s as the back up music to the weekly BBC chart rundowns. These were published by the British Market Research Bureau on the Tuesday and then broadcast later that day on 247 metres medium wave. The Clash recorded a notable cover of the song,…