 On
Tuesday, October 28, Booker T. and the MGs, the Memphis Horns, and
the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section will become the newest members of
the Musicians Hall of
Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.
Musician and producer Al Kooper, producer
Billy Sherrill, and Buddy Holly's band the Crickets also will be
inducted this year.
Rock guitarist Peter Frampton and Country
music great George Jones announced the selections Tuesday.
Booker T. and the MGs helped create the famed
Memphis sound in the 1960s, playing on recordings by Otis Redding,
Sam and Dave, and Rufus Thomas.
The Memphis Horns also were an integral part
of Memphis music in the 1960s and '70s, appearing on nearly every
recording on Stax Records.
The Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
worked on classics like Aretha Franklin's “Respect”
and the Staple Singers’ “I'll Take You There.”
Kooper recorded with the Rolling Stones,
Bob Dylan, and Jimi Hendrix and also produced the first three Lynyrd
Skynyrd albums.
Sherrill produced records by Johnny Cash,
Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Elvis Costello, and many others.
And the Crickets influenced everyone from
the Beatles to Bruce Springsteen with songs like “Not Fade
Away” and “That'll Be the Day.”
The
induction ceremony will be held Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville,
Tennessee. To purchase tickets contact the Schermerhorn box office
at 615-687-6400 or to purchase tickets online, click to nashvillesymphony.org.
A formal induction ceremony will be held in October. For more information
on the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum and to see highlights from
last year’s show, go to musicianshalloffame.com.
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