Booker T. Jones
Biography
Booker T. Jones was born on November 12, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee, and named after his father, who honored the educator Booker T. Washington. A child prodigy, he attended Booker T. Washington High School, where he collaborated with future stars like Isaac Hayes's partner David Porter. At 16, Jones entered professional music, playing on Satellite Records' hit "Cause I Love You" before forming Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which won him a Grammy Award in 1995.