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Booker T and The Mg's

Booker T. & the M.G.'s - 1960

‘Hip Hug-Her’: How Booker T and the MGs changed R&B forever in 1967

A landmark recording…

Ben Forrest
Apr 28, 2026
Brian May performing with Queen in 2017 in London

The guitarist Brian May said was too good for words: “Incredible integrity”

“It still gives me shivers up the spine to think about hearing that for the first time.”

Tom Phelan
Jan 18, 2026
Booker T. & the M.G.'s - 1960

Booker T and the MGs: What does ‘MGs’ stand for?

What’s in a name?

Ben Forrest
Dec 20, 2025
Booker T. & the M.G.'s - 1960

‘Green Onions’: The classic song that is more complicated than it seems

A seminal track.

Ben Forrest
Dec 25, 2023
Booker T. & the M.G.'s - 1960

When Booker T and the MGs covered The Beatles

The quartet released a full covers album.

Lucy Harbron
Nov 16, 2023
Pete Townshend performing with The Who in 2008

The song Pete Townshend calls “the ultimate record of all time”

The best example of music at its finest.

Tim Coffman
Nov 8, 2023

How Booker T and the MGs inspired a Pink Floyd classic

Obscured by influences.

Thomas Coll
Jul 16, 2022
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