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Green Onions
Composer: Steve Cropper / Al Jackson / Booker T. Jones / Lew Steinberg

Green Onions was performed once by the Grateful Dead in June 1988.

The original Booker T & The MG's version of the song was originally released as the B-side of a single. After a few months the single was reissued with Green Onions as the A-side. Green Onions reached #3 in the pop charts and topped the soul charts. Booker T & The MG's subsequently released two more onion pieces: Mo' Onions and Green Onions '65.



Booker T & The MG's

no info Single (Behave Yourself / Green Onions, Booker T and The MGs, 1962 (Volt)
no info Single (Green Onions / Behave Yourself, Booker T and The MGs, 1962 (Stax)
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no info Treasure Chest Goodies, Various Artists, 1963
no info Original Golden Instrumental Hits, Vol 1, Various Artists, 1964
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no info Sweet Soul Music, Various Artists, 1981
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no info The Rock 'N' Roll Era: 1962, Various Artists, 1986
no info Rockin' Down the Block, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1987
no info Top of the Stax: Twenty Greatest Hits, Various Artists, 1988
no info Billboard Top R&B Hits: 1962, Various Artists, 1989
no info Tour of Duty: Golden Pop Classics From The 60's, Various Artists, 1990
no info The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968: Various Artists, 1991
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no info Rhythm & Blues: 1962, Various Artist, 1991
no info Funky Broadway: Stax Revue Live at the 5/4 Ballroom, Various Artists, 1992
no info The Stax/Volt Revue: Hit the Road Stax, Vol. 3: Live in Europe, Various Artists, 1992
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no info The Definitive Soul Collection, Booker T. & the MG's, 1994
no info Very Best Of Booker T and The MGs, 1994
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