Booker T. and the MG's - Green Onions

Booker T. & the MG's was the house band for the Memphis soul music label Stax Records . They recorded with many Stax artists, including Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, and Isaac Hayes , but they also recorded their own sounds between sessions. . In a Songfacts interview with Booker T. Jones, he attributes the song's success to its "apparent simplicity." "'Green Onions' seems like a simple song, but every time I play it, I have to pay attention. I have to remember and educate myself on how the notes are going to sound, because it's just not as simple as it sounds" - Jones of Booker T. & the MG's