This is my favorite episode Class act

Yes! Albert King, Gil Scott-Heron, Ray Charles and John Coltrane! So good! Good music good people. Thanks.

The best episodes are the ones with older musicians or DJs

Hero ... Booker looks so good and healthy ... wow ... much love from across the Atlantic

Great guy.

Thanks Amoeba, for getting my 2024 playlist off to a great start! Between Booker T and Black Country, New Road, I’m set for Q1!

What a guy

He has not aged!

76 years old. Looks 35. Good music keeps you young.

To all you kids out there who want to be musicians, pay attention to this episode. The better the artist, the broader the styles of music “in the bag”. Listen to everything even if it’s not the genre you play. Especially classical. That music just gets your mind moving and what you play will just expand.

This is not just a demonstration of a person's musical taste. This is a MUSIC CLASS by Mr. Booker T. Jones. All my respect.

He looks 20 years younger than he is! What a musician.

Booker t is a legend

Man looks like he's about 40 years old. Legend

@AngelaSofia

Жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing

Just brilliant!!! The breadth and scope of his love of music is truly inspiring.

Booker T Jones is a bonafide legend who influenced all the 60s rnb groups and rock bands which in turn influenced all popular music thereafter. LEGEND.

It's so surreal to have a legend like him on this show.

@larrywexner4163

2 жыл бұрын

yeah i was scrolling past all their uploads looking for someone id recognize. had to do a triple take when i saw this and then clicked right away. the man just casually tells a story about hanging out with bob dylan.

@phillybms

Жыл бұрын

In February 2020 he did an instore book reading and signing at Amoeba in San Francisco. Those events tend to be very superficial but he took the time to converse with everyone who attended in a thoughtful and humble manner. The man is giant in every way imaginable.

Going to see him in Kalamazoo tomorrow night

a living legend. Impossible to understate his influence on Blues, Funk and Soul

Give Booker T. a radio show and I'll listen all day. This is fantastic!

Love that he picked Steve Cropper first.

Booker T and the MGs, one of the greatest bands ever. My appreciation for their grooves grows with every listen. Booker, Crops. Al and Duck Dunn. Massive

Booker T. Is a living legend.

From all the hits with the MG’s, backing so many legendary Stax artists (Otis being one), producing great albums such as Bill Withers’ debut, and all of his solo work.. Booker T. Jones should be respected as one of the best musicians to ever do it. Ultimate respect and awesome video

I could listen to him talking about music for days and days...

A living legend. The best bag yet.

This is one of my favorite episodes. Thank you.

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If anyone has been listening to the "What's In My Bag?" series , no matter what kind of music you favor, and your mind is not opening wide, then Jack, you dead. And Booker T. Jones , we salute you! The best of the best!

@dantapedeck3642

3 жыл бұрын

Truly was a special "What's In My Bag with Booker T. Jones"!!! So great to see what he digs!

Most guests never get this wide and deep at musically taste.

Loved his story about Albert King. A true living legend!

Memphis legend baby!!!!

Thanks Mr Jones. For everything.

Awesome! Love to see what's in Booker T's bag!

I saw Booker T. Jones live at the Edmonton Blues Festival and met him. Cheers!

Albert King; hell yeah.

Watched lots of these, but this is my favorite episode! What a legend & what an amazing music lesson we all just got from listening to him! ❤

Booker, What a beautiful man x

Thank you Ameoba and Happy New Year 🎊

@amoeba

3 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year!! Thanks for watching! ❤️💛

Love this man. A true legend along with the other MGs…

loved seeing one of my idols here!

Wow. What an amazing guest. Kudos.

Thank you for this, Booker T. And Amoeba! A masterclass in music.

So much variation in his picks and so much musical knowledge !! Booker T is a legend in my mind !! Great episode !!

From my childhood till now, Booker T. has always been there and ever will be. Great man !

Impeccable taste.

What an absolute living legend! So cool, yet down to earth and with a wide taste of excellent music.

Everyone is complaining about a wrestler not realizing what a legend Booker T Jones is! Booker T and the MGs! Iconic

@DonovanPresents

3 жыл бұрын

When I saw Booker T, I thought of Booker T Jones because I've been listening to Bill Wither's album "Just As I Am" where he mentions Booker T 😁👍

@williamlavagna1096

3 жыл бұрын

@@DonovanPresents I think he also mentions Booker T in the song ‘Do it Good’ as well.

@DonovanPresents

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamlavagna1096 lol that's the song on the album I was mentioning 😁👍

Legendary and so influential and informative

I could listen to Booker talk for hours! He's a true musician.

He's playing 10 min walk from me in January awesome. Cheap tickets too. One of my favorites

LEGEND

Although he did of course meet The Band at Shangri La studios, that isn't The Band who plays on Highway 61 Revisited.

A true and great American treasure, had no idea Booker was into classical though.

Damn Booker T! Black don't crack my man! You look wonderful and thank you for all your great music you treated the world too.

Great man, thank you

WOW! Booker T looks wonderful. And what a musical education w/ that selection. Much respect.

Al Kooper, session guitarist, played keys on like a Rolling Stone. He kind of got "self-assigned" the role. Al put the church into that song, and he started a whole new sound for rock/pop. "After Paul Griffin moved from playing organ on the song to playing piano, Kooper tried to get Wilson to let him play an organ part. Wilson rejected the idea. But when Wilson left the room, Kooper went into the session and took over the Hammond organ. Wilson let Kooper remain, and Kooper added the now famous organ riff to the song. When Dylan heard the playback, he reportedly asked for more organ."

Legend!!! This is awesome! Thanks AMOEBA!!!

Saw him and the M.Gs backing Neil Young back in 93(?) At the old Exhibition stadium in Toronto. Great band, great show with Pearl Jam,Soundgarden and Blues Traveler opening for them.

Booker T! Legend.

Booker T is THE man!!!

I was fortunate to meet Booker 1/20/17. He is so down to earth and a very talented musician!!! He is an awesome Hammond organist!!

Wow. Just wow! What an eclectic collection of picks. You can just tell Booker not only knows music but feels it deep down.

Great and talented man

George Shearing was from the U.K. - he emigrated to the U.S. in his late twenties

@MrCherryJuice

2 күн бұрын

Yes, from Battersea in London, home also to the Battersea Power Station, which is pictured on the cover of Pink Floyd's 'Animals' album.

More like this please!!

Sweet little video. Saw Booker T and the MGs at Wolftrap in VA in the 90's. Did a cross country drive a couple years ago and took the kids through Memphis to hit Stax as well. Rock on Booker T. Jones. Legend!

Amoeba keep it up with these "What's In My Bag" pieces! Can't get enough!

Legend. Awesome.

Wow! great man! great musician! great bag!

He loved Highway 61 Revisited, Renaldo and Clara not so much.

Black don’t crack! Looks amazing

Great varied choices. Thanks for the knowledge sir!

Legend

Brooker T. has the best smile

His appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast was awesome. Although it had a few mistakes that Maron made, it was still incredible. Unfortunately it’s behind a paywall.

wow! so dope! even at the end it was great to see him appreciate the store and being on WIMB!

#BookerTJones extraordinary great artist

Booker T. looks like he is 40 years old.

@fernandoprog

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! Of course he locks a health elixir in your secret pocket, and maybe in 2 years we wil met him with 20 year old!

@famousashtray

3 жыл бұрын

Black don't crack

@mrbobcr

3 жыл бұрын

That's because of the Green Onions

@Kylounette

3 жыл бұрын

Until he actually said "...my band Booker T and the MG's", I simply could not believe I was watching THE Booker T. Sure looks better than anyone else from the sixties that is still around. Perhaps like Nicolas Cage he is a time-traveling vampire ?

@groomedtodie

3 жыл бұрын

It's really unreal.

Total class.

That is a thoughtful person. Great insights.

That was great!

The man, the legend. He has been a favourite since I started collecting vinyl in my late teens. Great tunes.

added to spotify, just thrilled to her from him.

Great Booker T.

Melting pop and green onions classics

Nice bag. Enjoyed this one.

Living legend.

Damn, I have almost all these records. I knew there's a reason I've always loved Booker T and the MGs.

Booker T looks great! Great list too!

Anything this man recommends immediately goes on my playlist.

FYI George Shearing was a British pianist.

This is a fantastic list from a fantastic musician. And all you comment people who have not heard his work: use that device in front of you to listen to some real music for once.

Other than his genius and fantastic attitude, I must express joy over his descriptions of Hammonds in so many things I've seen featuring him. Excellent evangelist for the instrument, ~as if his playing wasn't enough.

Seen Booker T & The MG's live back in 1993 when they toured as Neil Young's back up band. It was during Young's co-headlining tour with Pearl Jam (w/ Blind Melon as the opening act)

@fintanoclery2698

3 жыл бұрын

I saw it at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto with Pearl Jam,Soundgarden and Blues Traveler opening. Doesn't feel like 28 year ago.

@paolo-n2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@fintanoclery2698 - Lucky to see the Bay Area show at Shoreline Ampitheater with Social Distortion and Blind Melon opening!

Damn, he looks basically no different than he did 10 years ago at his NPR Tiny Desk concert. Class act.

Legend! Met him after a gig and he's the nicest guy there is....

Quality selections. But of course.

Does he ever age? Wow! The coolest dude ever. 😎