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Booker T. Huffman Jr. (born March 1, 1965), better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is currently signed to WWE , where he serves as a color commentator on the NXT brand.
Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. [1] (born November 12, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.’s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Booker T. & the M.G.'s formed as the house band of Stax Records, providing backing music for numerous singers, including Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. [6] In summer 1962, 17-year-old keyboardist Booker T. Jones, 20-year-old guitarist Steve Cropper, and two seasoned players, bassist Lewie Steinberg and drummer Al Jackson Jr. (the latter making his debut with the company) were in the Memphis ...
"Time Is Tight" is an instrumental recorded by Booker T. & the M.G.'s for their soundtrack to the 1968 film UpTight. Background
Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman (born November 2, 1970) is an American former professional wrestler, beauty queen, dancer and professional wrestling valet.She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Queen Sharmell alongside her husband Booker T.
Booker T or Booker T. may refer to Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), African American political leader at the turn of the 20th century List of things named after Booker T. Washington, some nicknamed "Booker T." Booker T. Jones (born 1944), American musician and frontman of Booker T. and the M.G.'s Booker T. & the M.G.'s, American band
Owner Booker T started the promotion to give professional wrestlers the opportunity to properly train, as well as to keep the legacy of Paul Boesch's Houston Wrestling alive. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The money made at shows is donated to Fights For Kids Foundation, which helps kids stay off the streets and shows them the benefits of a better life.
McLemore Avenue is a 1970 album by Booker T. & the M.G.s, consisting entirely of mostly instrumental covers of songs from the Beatles' album Abbey Road (released only months earlier, in September 1969).