The Booker T. & the MG's Classic "Green Onions" Arrived on the Charts 50 Years Ago This Week
Stax RecordsFifty years ago this week, the classic Booker T. & the MG's instrumental "Green Onions" first appeared on the Billboard singles chart. The mid-tempo R&B tune, driven by Booker T. Jones' grooving Hammond organ and Lewie Steinberg's insistent bass line, peaked on the Hot 100 at #3 in late September of 1962. It also reached #1 on Billboard's R&B chart. read more ≫

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