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Booker T. Jones (born November 12 1944) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known for fronting the band, Booker T. and the MGs. Born in South Memphis, Tennessee, Jones was a child prodigy, playing the oboe, saxophone, trombone, and piano at school and serving ... Read More...
Jones's Rousing `Fela!' Brings Singer, Gadfly to Life (Update1) - Bloomberg Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Words come uncomfortably close to failing when called on to describe the musical ``Fela!'' about the life and music of the Nigerian artist and freedom fighter Fela Anikulapo Kuti, as conceived by Bill T. Jones and several ...
Fela! , Directed and Choreographed by Spring Tony Winner Jones, Opens ... - Playbill Fela! , a new musical based on the life of groundbreaking African composer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti, officially opens at Off-Broadway's 37 Arts Sept. 4. Previews began July 29. Bill T. Jones, who won a 2007 Tony Award for his Spring Awakening ...
Montross Fall Festival - Kids Zone - Journal Press As our plans for the Montross Fall Festival progress, we have an exciting announcement for a new attraction – Kids Zone. The idea of Kids Zone is to give children some twelve years old and under their own reason to attend the Festival. Kids Zone ...