These four gentlemen may have been the most important players in all of soul music. They were an interracial group before it was popular or even accepted. They formed the core of the house backing-band at Stax Records, wrote classic soul songs, and discovered and produced artists at Stax. And as this CD makes very clear, they recorded great songs in their own right. All instrumentals, the MGs wrote their own classics-"Green Onions," "Time Is Tight"--and interpreted others--"Groovin'," "Hang 'Em High." The contemporary sound and feel of these 20- and 30-year old tracks proves what visionaries they were.
Green Onions Mo' Onions Jellybread Tic-Tac-Toe Soul Dressing Terrible Thing Can't Be Still Boot-Leg Summertime Be My Lady Red Beans and Rice My Sweet Potato Booker-Loo Hip Hug-Her Slim Jenkins' Place Groovin'