Overview
- His family confirmed his death on December 3 in Nashville at age 84.
- As a founder of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, he helped create Green Onions in 1962 and led Stax Records' house band on seminal sessions.
- He co-wrote or played on Soul Man, (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, In the Midnight Hour and Knock on Wood, earning two Grammys.
- Recruited by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in 1978, he toured and appeared on screen with the Blues Brothers in 1980 and 1998.
- Honors included induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005, and he remained active with projects through 2024.