An Evening with Booker T.
Fri. Sep 10, 2010 at 8:00pm EDT (-04:00)
Price: $25.00
All ages
Levitt Shell
1928 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
Memphis, TN 38104
An Evening with Booker T.
EVENT INFORMATION
Friday, September 10, 2010.
Gates open at 6 p.m.
Show will begin at 7 p.m.
with opening acts The Bo-Keys & the Stax Academy!!
As this event is a benefit for the Levitt Shell, no coolers or picnic baskets are allowed. Food and beverages (including beer) will be sold at concession stands.
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission Tickets are $25 in advance / $30 at the door
ARTIST INFORMATION
Booker T. is one of America’s most prolific, distinguished and instantly recognizable musical forces.
His new album, Potato Hole, garnered a third Grammy win for the Memphis, Tennessee native, having also taken home the coveted award in 1997 and the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Booker T. was inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee Jones found himself at Stax Records becoming leader of the house band. Backing stars like Rufus and Carla Thomas, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave and Eddie Floyd both in the studio and on the road, his multi-instrumental prowess--on keys, brass and reeds--was impressive. Jones laid out the blueprint for the Stax sound and reaped his own rewards with a string of hits that frequently crossed over to the pop charts.
Jones' post-Stax resume has been equally impressive, recording with everyone from Bobby Darin to John Lee Hooker and producing for numerous artists (including Bill Withers' signature Ain't No Sunshine album and Willie Nelson's 1978 multi-platinum blockbuster Stardust). His new album, Potato Hole, demonstrates that not only is Jones' talent and power undiminished, it also reveals how much there is to his music that we've never heard before.
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