The title's a reference to one of the greatest hits of
Booker T & The
MGs, the legendary Memphis group that featured
Booker T himself on organ – a hell of a player, and an individual with a much longer legacy than just his early recordings for Stax Records!
Booker has roots that go way deep in the Memphis scene, long before Stax Records – and the book recounts those days, and also follows the keyboardist as he moves west to California, opening up in superstardom in a very different way! The style is a bit unique – almost like these little diary entries written from different locations in different years, but put together to form this cool patchwork picture of
Booker T's hopes and dreams, music and personal life, all with a very vivid approach. The hardcover edition is 336 pages in all, with a section of images in the middle.
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