I was one of the chosen few to have a job and to walk through the curtain at Stax Records was just an amazing thing for me to do at age 14. BOOKER T. JONES AmazingChosenRecordsThings
I was extremely fortunate to live around the corner from a recording studio and to be chosen to have a paper route to make enough money to pay for the music lessons. BOOKER T. JONES AgeJobsRecords
The reason I wanted to become an organ player was because I heard Ray Charles play on Quincy Jones’ arrangement of “One Mint Julep.” BOOKER T. JONES ArrangementPlayerRaysReasonTrying
I heard that sound, and it just struck me. I thought that’s what I want to do with my life. That’s the sound I want to try to make. BOOKER T. JONES HeardMakeStruckThought
