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BOOKER T. JONES (of Booker T. & the M.G.'s) - Black History Month Celebration - SOLD OUT: Booker T. Jones, Jesse Roper
Victoria BC Ska Society members, Board and staff are thrilled to have the opport...
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Fri. February 12th 2016 + Add to Calendar
Alix Goolden Performance Hall
7:30pm
$45+ (SOLD OUT)
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Victoria BC Ska Society members, Board and staff are thrilled to have the opportunity to experience BOOKER T. JONES - an act that represents such an important part of soul music history past and present. Booker T. Jones' work with Booker T & the M.G'S backing seminal artists such as Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett who have influenced thousands of musicians and fans in the ska/rocksteady/reggae scene world-wide since the inception of ska and rocksteady genres in the early 1960s. It can be argued that it was Booker T. Jones who set the cast for modern soul music and is largely responsible for its rise and enduring popularity. On classic Stax hits like “Green Onions,” “Hang ‘Em High,” “Time Is Tight,” and “Melting Pot” the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Musicians H... more...Photos
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Alix Goolden Performance Hall
907 Pandora Victoria BC
V8R 1X5
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