Jones and the singerguitarist hubert sumlin are a gregarious lot, though. Take me to the river, a documentary about soul music the. Singing you got me feeling so bad, i dont know what to do. Jones, released in may 2011 through the record label anti. Its about an hour from boston but a breeze coming home. Booker t jones, the instruments star proponent, is enjoying a new wind. Jones, charlie musselwhite and william bell are some of the names getting together at sxsw for take me to the river, a. Take me to the river, a documentary about soul music the new. Snoop dogg, booker t, william bell to play free sxsw show. Jones, souls ultimate sideman, takes the lead at last. Take me to the river chords ver 2 by talking heads. Whiskey river, take my mind don t let a memory talk to me whiskey river, don t run dry youre all i got, take care of me im drowning in a whiskey river bathing my memorys mind in the wetness of its soul feeling the amber current flowing from my mind to warm an empty heart you left so cold. The film brings awardwinning memphis and mississippi delta musicians together for a oneofa.
Jones was born on november 12, 1944 in memphis, tennessee, usa. He has also worked in the studios with many wellknown artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a grammy award for lifetime achievement. Featuring both individual and collaborative performances, tmttr is packed with 3 generations of legendary crescent city talent. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. He has been married to nanine warhurst jones since june 18, 1985. Multiinstrumentalist, songwriter, arranger and producer, born 12 november 1944 in memphis, tennessee. He explained how that time influenced his later music.
Jones read from his new memoir, had a brief qa with the audience, and jammed with his son and 2 other fabulous musicians. He did make a couple of solo albums during the 1970s. Take me to the river 2017, blue vinyl, vinyl discogs. Those last three songs made for nice listening on the banks of the willamette at sunset. Take me to the river is a 2014 american documentary film directed by martin shore about music of memphis, tennessee. Whiskey river, take my mind dont let a memory talk to me whiskey river, dont run dry youre all i got, take care of me im drowning in a whiskey river bathing my memorys mind in the wetness of its soul feeling the amber current flowing from my mind to warm an empty heart you left so cold. It premiered on march 11, 2014 at sxsw film festival in austin, texas. He talked about recording dock of the bay, which was the last time he played with otis redding. Take me to the river writtenby al green, mabon teenie hodges.
On january 31, 2010, potato hole won the best pop instrumental album award at the 52nd annual grammy awards. Evergreen isn t a soul record, at least not the way the mgs did it, and jones wore several hats at the sessions, playing some guitar and bass on it in addition to organ and keyboards, handled most of the vocals, and also wrote, arranged, and produced all the tracks with the exception of a cover of kris kristoffersons why me. The hunter is a blues song first recorded by albert king in 1967 for his landmark album born under a bad sign. Jul 08, 2016 take me to the river talking heads intro e7 d a x4 verse e7 d a i dont know why i love you like i do e7 d a after all the changes you been putting me through e7 d a you took my money and my cigarettes e7 d a i havent seen the worst of it c g d a a7 i wanna know, can you tell me why wont you stay chorus e7 d a e7 d a take me to the. The man who cowrote one of the most covered songs in bluesrock music history is also an original soul man, and hes back. Jones, david anderle recorded by peggy mccreary vocals donny gerard, luther waters, oren waters. Booker t jones live at ronnie scotts jazz club 15th august 20.
The album reached a peak position of number 85 on the billboard 200 and received a grammy award for best pop instrumental album. Take me to the river stats talking heads david byrne ratdog turkuaz foghat govt mule start making sense tom tom club booker t. Take me to the river is a 2014 american documentary film directed by martin shore about. Take me to the river steve winwood,eric clapton,etc. Bland and mavis staples, the producersongwriter david porter, the bandleader booker t. Booker t jones take me to the river al green cover live at. Take me to the river at the hifi bar melbourne, friday 7th october 2011. Jones, charlie musselwhite and william bell are some of the names getting together at sxsw for take me to the river, a free show at austins butler park on march 15. Jones in the sugar club on january 11th 2015 do you know any prayers, sinead. Take me to the river, another memphis classic featuring players who played with booker t. Jones hang em high live td toronto jazz festival 2015.
Jones i saw one of my favorites at the narrows in fall river last night a new venue for me. Jones, recorded with driveby truckers as the backing band and guitar accompaniment by neil young. Booker t jones take me to the river al green cover live at ronnie scotts duration. Lyrics for whiskey river by willie nelson songfacts. Jones and drummer darian gray take me to the river.
Tom jones take me to the river what id say 2000 youtube. Featuring darian gray on drumsrap vocals, melvin brannon jr on bass. Love is strange vocals with priscilla coolidge writtenby ellis mcdaniels, mickey baker, sylvia robinson. Boy meets girl stax 2009 composer, keyboards, producer.
William bell, who wrote born under a bad sign with booker t. Tom jones take me to the river lyrics genius lyrics. Thats generally not the type of heckle you expect to hear at a. Jones and his band vernon ice black, bassist jeremy curtis and drummer darian gray. The film was released on netflix in august 2016, two years after its initial release.
I don t know why i love her like i do all the changes you put me through take my money, my cigarettes i haven t seen the worst of it yet i wanna know that you. One of them was evergreen, originally issued in 1974 on the epic label. Song information for take me to the river booker t. Tables are reserved but seats are first come first served. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Jones, a tune first recorded by albert king and made legend by eric clapton and cream, has returned to the limelight with stax records and his grammyaward winning album, this is where i live. Take me to the river, a documentary about soul music. He is the founder of the take me to the river education initiative, a non profit 501c3, that provides common core curriculum in both history and social studies, and is part of the permanent curriculum in schools across the country including new york city public schools, with a mission to bring art, culture, and music back into public schools. Take me to the river talking heads intro e7 d a x4 verse e7 d a i dont know why i love you like i do e7 d a after all the changes you been putting me through e7 d a you took my money and my cigarettes e7 d a i havent seen the worst of it c g d a a7 i wanna know, can you tell me why wont you stay chorus e7 d a e7 d a take me to the. Dec 23, 2009 booker t jones take me to the river al green cover live at ronnie scotts duration.
Take me to the river music from the motion picture composer, organ, primary artist. It was written by stax records house band, booker t. The interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. I dont know why i love her like i do all the changes you put me through take my money, my cigarettes i havent seen the worst of it yet i wanna know that you. A whiter shade of pale writtenby gary brooker, keith reid, matthew fisher. Booker t jones take me to the river al green cover. Jones was no stranger to the pop world when he recorded evergreen in 1974. Take me to the river is a glorious documentary celebrating the intergenerational, interracial and undeniable influence of memphis, tennessee on american culture and its music.
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