Booker T. Jones & The Roots – The Road From Memphis [2011]

Produced by Jones with The Roots’ ?uestlove and Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliot Smith), 

Memphis was recorded by Daptone Records mastermind Gabriel Roth with backing 

by The Roots. The Road from Memphis refers not only to Booker T’s journey but to the 

evolution of the soul music he helped invent as it traveled from Memphis to Detroit, 

Philadelphia and beyond. The album also features a rare vocal from Jones himself offering
a first-hand look at his hometown on “Down in Memphis.” Legendary motor-city guitarist
Dennis Coffey contributes to the album as well.

01. Walking Papers
02. Crazy
03. Progress (feat. Yim Yames of My Morning Jacket)
04. The Hive
05. Down In Memphis (feat. Booker T on vocals)
06. Everything Is Everything
07. Rent Party
08. Representing Memphis (feat. Matt Berninger and Sharon Jones)
09. The Vamp
10. Harlem House
11. The Bronx (feat. Lou Reed)

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