The Road From Memphis
- Booker T. Jones
- Band Name: Booker T. Jones
- Record Label: Epitaph
- Release Date: May 10, 2011
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- Summary: The legendary three-time Grammy winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer returns with a solid soul and funk album, featuring guest appearances by Sharon Jones and Lou Reed.
- Record Label: Epitaph
- Genre(s): R&B, Soul
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Jun 30, 201180Like Miles Davis or Jimi Hendrix, Jones' inner soul permeates through his instrument and his voice is unmistakable.
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May 20, 201180All told, The Road From Memphis is enough to make Jim Stewart, Estelle Axton, Duck Dunn, Rufus Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Isaac Hayes and any other member of the Stax family smile wherever they are.
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Jun 24, 201160Throughout, the material is simultaneously current and nostalgic, recalling the optimism and discovery of the 60s and 70s, especially on Progress, sung by Jim James of My Morning Jacket.
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