From jump blues and Ray Charlesโs boundary-breaking โWhatโd I Sayโ to the polished hits of Motown and gritty grooves of Stax, this sweeping history traces soul musicโs riseโand discoโs rootsโin a racially and musically transformative America.
For Wayne E. Goins, Booker T. & the M.G.’s โGreen Onionsโ wasnโt just a hitโit was a hypnotic childhood soundtrack. But the real treasure? Side Bโs smoldering sleeper, โBehave Yourself,โ where Booker T. shines unfiltered.