“Green Onions” is an instrumental composition recorded in 1962 by Booker T. & the M.G.’s. Described as “one of the most popular instrumental rock and soul songs ever” and as one of “the most popular R&B instrumentals of its era”, the tune is a twelve-bar blues with a rippling Hammond M3 organ line by Booker T. Jones that he wrote when he was 17, although the actual recording was largely improvised in the studio.The track was originally issued in May 1962 on the Volt label (a subsidiary of Stax Records) as the B-side of “Behave Yourself” on Volt 102; it was quickly reissued in August 1962 as the A-side of Stax 127, and it also appeared on the album Green Onions that same year. The organ sound of the song became a feature of the “Memphis soul sound”.
Tracklisting
- Green Onions
- Rinky-Dink
- I Got A Woman
- Mo’ Onions
- Twist And Shout
- Behave Yourself
- Stranger On The Shore
- Lonely Avenue
- One Who Really Loves You
- I Can’t Sit Down
- A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
- Comin’ Home Baby
Apple Music
Videos
Booker T. & The MG’s - Green Onions (Official Audio)
More Videos
- Rinky Dink (MONO Audio)
- I Got a Woman
- Mo’ Onions
- Twist and Shout
- Behave Yourself
- Stranger on the Shore
- Lonely Avenue
- One Who Really Loves You
- You Can’t Sit Down
- A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
- Comin’ Home Baby
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Onions |
| Format | Vinyl LP Album Reissue (180 Gram) |
| Label | DOL |
| Catalog Number | DOL1517H |
| Discogs URL | Booker T & The MG’s - Green Onions |