tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1913884828092650980.post-31609315833623668362007-09-10T13:50:00.000-04:002007-09-11T10:13:11.378-04:00Booker T. Jones Honored by NARAS-Memphis<p>The Memphis chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which oversees the Grammy awards, presented Stax Records legends Booker T. and the MGs with its Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday<br /></p><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rosebudus.com/jones/graphic/Grammy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px;" src="http://www.rosebudus.com/jones/graphic/Grammy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div> The band -- organist Booker T. Jones, guitarist Steve Cropper, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn and original bass player Lewie Steinberg -- all spoke before offering up a long, languorous take on their classic "Time is Tight."<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Booker T., along with Cropper, Dunn, Steinberg and the late, great Al Jackson, Jr, received a NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award on February 11, 2007 (picture).<br /></div>525 Worldwidefivetwofive@gmail.com