How’s your French? I watched this twice last night before going out — 1969 footage from a French documentary on the Stax and Muscle Shoals sound. The description bills its 11 minutes as featuring “Brook Benton & Booker T. & The MGs recording session…and The The Mar-keys working out a horn arrangement” but what your really seeing is a rare view into one of the most fertile eras of 20th century American music. Hat tip to Scottie Diablo for the tip and Bedazzled for the upload.
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1 | Bon Mot January 21st, 2012 at 2:37 pmSweet!
2 | Chuck Warmerdam January 21st, 2012 at 6:53 pmWonderful; what a tight band playing “Time is Tight.” And how interesting to see Isaac Hayes as part of a horn section. There can’t have been many places in Tennessee 40+ years ago where blacks and whites interacted so easily, and with such good results.
3 | RPS January 21st, 2012 at 11:11 pmepic. so precious and sweet. thank you!
4 | HS January 22nd, 2012 at 10:43 amThats Issac Hayes playing the the Sax BTW!
5 | Phil D January 23rd, 2012 at 8:44 amwonderful wish i had been there
6 | josoon January 23rd, 2012 at 10:14 amThat was spectacular. Makes me want to get in my car and go to Memphis!
7 | Erik J January 24th, 2012 at 12:55 pmThat’s amazing, just look at them recording vocals and horns without headphones. Such natural interplay. I simultaneously feel awesome and completely inadequate.
8 | Steve February 2nd, 2012 at 1:08 pm