The long-awaited memoir of Booker T. Jones, leader of the famed Stax
Records house band, architect of the Memphis soul sound, and one of the
most legendary figures in music. From Booker T. Jones's earliest
years in segregated Memphis, music was the driving force in his life.
While he worked paper routes and played gigs in local nightclubs to pay
for lessons and support his family, Jones, on the side, was also
recording sessions in what became the famous Stax Studios-all while
still in high school. Not long after, he would form the genre-defining
group Booker T. and the MGs, whose recordings went on to sell
millions of copies, win a place in Rolling Stone's list of top 500 songs
of all time, and help forge collaborations with some of the era's most
influential artists, including Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Sam
& Dave. Nearly five decades later, Jones's influence continues to
help define the music industry, but only now is he ready to tell his
remarkable life story. Time is Tight is the deeply moving account of how
Jones balanced the brutality of the segregationist South with the
loving support of his family and community, all while transforming a
burgeoning studio into a musical mecca.
Culminating with a
definitive account into the inner workings of the Stax label, as well as
a fascinating portrait of working with many of the era's most legendary
performers-Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Tom Jones, among them-this
extraordinary memoir promises to become a landmark moment in the history
of Southern Soul.
- Hardback
- 320 pages
Time is Tight : The Autobiography of Booker T Jones - Booker T. Jones
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£18.00