# The Best Booker T. & the M.G.'s Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Booker T. & the M.G.'s guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Green Onions (1962), then Time Is Tight and Soul Limbo. Every video starts at the solo.

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As the Stax house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s defined the Memphis soul sound, and Steve Cropper's lean Telecaster work became a lesson in groove-first lead playing. His short, cutting fills proved that a great guitar statement can be measured in feel rather than notes.

Informed by: [Wikipedia - Booker T. & the M.G.'s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._%26_the_M.G.%27s), [Wikipedia - Green Onions (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Onions_(album)), [Wikipedia - Hip Hug-Her](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_Hug-Her), [Wikipedia - Soul Limbo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Limbo), [Wikipedia - Soul Dressing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Dressing)

1. [Green Onions](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-green-onions/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1962
2. [Time Is Tight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-time-is-tight/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1969
3. [Soul Limbo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-soul-limbo/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1968
4. [Hip Hug-Her](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-hip-hug-her/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1967
5. [Melting Pot](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-melting-pot/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1971
6. [Born Under a Bad Sign](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-born-under-a-bad-sign/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1968
7. [Mo' Onions](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-mo-onions/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1962
8. [Groovin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-groovin/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1967
9. [Something](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-something/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1970
10. [Hang 'Em High](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-hang-em-high/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1968
11. [Slim Jenkins' Place](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-slim-jenkins-place/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1967
12. [Chinese Checkers](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-chinese-checkers/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1965
13. [Behave Yourself](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-behave-yourself/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1962
14. [Jellybread](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-jellybread/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1965
15. [Plum Nellie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-plum-nellie/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1965
16. [Foxy Lady](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-foxy-lady/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1968
17. [Mrs. Robinson](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-mrs-robinson/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1969

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