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Legendary artist Booker T Jones performs at the The North Carolina Folk Festival, Friday, September 6, 2019, in Greensboro, N.C. J. Jones played a set paying homage to his house band days at Stax and more. Purple Rain and Knockin' on Heaven's Door, were just a couple of songs mixed in with his Memphis groove tunes. Crowd favorite “Green Onions,” a funky instrumental which he recorded in 1962 at the age of 17, brought the crowd to its feet. Booker T. Jones’ son Ted Jones played side by side with his dad on guitar when Jones was not playing the Hammond organ.
Jones earned his first career GRAMMY at the 37th GRAMMY Awards with the MG's for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Cruisin'." The group earned the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. "Green Onions" was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1999.
Current lineup that performed
* Booker T. Jones – keyboards
* Ted Jones – guitar
* Melvin Brannon, Jr. aka M-Cat Spoony – bass
* Darian Gray – drums
The North Carolina Folk Festival, Produced by ArtsGreensboro, in partnership with the City of Greensboro, is one of the fastest-growing destination events in the Southeast, attracting over 150,000 people from across the U.S. to downtown Greensboro for an estimated economic impact of $15 million for each festival weekend. This year’s festival, on September 6, 7, and 8, continues as the FREE three-day event that got its start as the National Folk Festival, which was held in Greensboro from 2015–2017. In the tradition of “The National,” the North Carolina Folk Festival features performing groups representing a diverse array of cultural traditions from around the world on multiple stages, including continuous music and dance performances, a North Carolina Folklife Area featuring ongoing demonstrations, an interactive Family Area, a makers marketplace, regional and ethnic foods, festival merchandise and more.
JERRY WOLFORD / Perfecta Visuals
Jones earned his first career GRAMMY at the 37th GRAMMY Awards with the MG's for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Cruisin'." The group earned the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. "Green Onions" was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1999.
Current lineup that performed
* Booker T. Jones – keyboards
* Ted Jones – guitar
* Melvin Brannon, Jr. aka M-Cat Spoony – bass
* Darian Gray – drums
The North Carolina Folk Festival, Produced by ArtsGreensboro, in partnership with the City of Greensboro, is one of the fastest-growing destination events in the Southeast, attracting over 150,000 people from across the U.S. to downtown Greensboro for an estimated economic impact of $15 million for each festival weekend. This year’s festival, on September 6, 7, and 8, continues as the FREE three-day event that got its start as the National Folk Festival, which was held in Greensboro from 2015–2017. In the tradition of “The National,” the North Carolina Folk Festival features performing groups representing a diverse array of cultural traditions from around the world on multiple stages, including continuous music and dance performances, a North Carolina Folklife Area featuring ongoing demonstrations, an interactive Family Area, a makers marketplace, regional and ethnic foods, festival merchandise and more.
JERRY WOLFORD / Perfecta Visuals
