Green Onions

by Booker T. & The M.G.'s

Green Onions cover art

As the formidable house band for Stax Records, this integrated quartet serendipitously recorded the title track as an instrumental blues jam while waiting for an artist to arrive. Anchored by Steve Cropper's biting guitar and Booker T. Jones's simmering Hammond M3 organ, the album became a foundational pillar of Memphis soul.

Genres

  • Rhythm & Blues
  • Soul

Tracklist

  1. Green Onions
  2. Rinky Dink
  3. I Got a Woman
  4. Mo' Onions
  5. Twist and Shout
  6. Behave Yourself
  7. Stranger on the Shore
  8. Lonely Avenue
  9. One Who Really Loves You
  10. You Can't Sit Down
  11. A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
  12. Comin' Home Baby