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The long-awaited memoir of Booker T. Jones, leader of the famed
Stax Records house band, architect of the Memphis soul sound, and
one of the most legendary figures in music. From Booker T. Jones's
earliest years in segregated Memphis, music was the driving force
in his life. While he worked paper routes and played gigs in local
nightclubs to pay for lessons and support his family, Jones, on the
side, was also recording sessions in what became the famous Stax
Studios-all while still in high school. Not long after, he would
form the genre-defining group Booker T. and the MGs, whose
recordings went on to sell millions of copies, win a place in
Rolling Stone's list of top 500 songs of all time, and help forge
collaborations with some of the era's most influential artists,
including Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Sam & Dave. Nearly
five decades later, Jones's influence continues to help define the
music industry, but only now is he ready to tell his remarkable
life story. Time is Tight is the deeply moving account of how Jones
balanced the brutality of the segregationist South with the loving
support of his family and community, all while transforming a
burgeoning studio into a musical mecca. Culminating with a
definitive account into the inner workings of the Stax label, as
well as a fascinating portrait of working with many of the era's
most legendary performers-Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Tom Jones,
among them-this extraordinary memoir promises to become a landmark
moment in the history of Southern Soul.
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