Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/12/1944
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Also Known As
Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr.
Booker T. Jones
Biography
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 in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.
Booker T. Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 12, 1944. He was named after his father, Booker T. Jones Sr., who was named in honor of Booker T. Washington, the educator. Booker T. Jones, Sr. was a science teacher at Memphis High School, providing the fa...
Known For
Monterey Pop
as Self - Booker T. & the MG's (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as The Speedway
Songwriter
as Keyboard (Gilda's Band)
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
as Self
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
as Self
Shake! Otis at Monterey
as Self - Booker T. & the MG's
The Soul of Stax
as Self
Otis Redding: Soul Ambassador
Unknown Role
Stax/Volt Revue Live In Norway 1967
Unknown Role
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
as Self