Episode 34
Aaron and Brent look at two bands that are kindred spirits musically even though they formed nearly 50 years apart. With a sound that is a callback to the soul-infused music of the 60s, Aaron highlights the Seattle-based band The Dip. Brent looks at Booker T & The MGs, the influential group that started as the house band for Stax Records in Memphis.
This Week’s Playlist
- Time Is Tight – Booker T & The MGs – UpTight (1969)
- Sure Don’t Miss You – The Dip – The Dip Delivers (2019)
- Hip Hug-Her – Booker T & The MGs – Hip Hug-Her (1967)
- Advertising – The Dip – The Dip Delivers (2019)
- Melting Pot – Booker T & The MGs – (1971)
- Best Believe – The Dip – The Dip Delivers (2019)
Show Notes
- (09:40) Booker T & The MGs – Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Page – Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
- (12:18) The Story of Booker T & The M.G.’s. As Told by Steve Cropper – YouTube
- (20:31) The Clash – Time is Tight – Youtube
- (21:58) The Dip – Sure Don’t Miss You – OurVinyl Sessions
- (27:44) THE DIP Discusses Their Newest Music And How They Have Grown As A Band Through The Years! – allaccess.com
- (27:59) Seattle Soul Septet the Dip Are on the Rise – The Stranger
- (28:17) Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – The Dap Dip – YouTube
- (30:00) The Dip Delivers Breaths Fresh Life Into a Classic Soul Sound – Atwood Magazine
- (34:50) Booker T. Jones Is Finally Ready to Dispel the Myths of the Stax Era – Rolling Stone Magazine
- (35:24) Booker T & the MGs: ‘It Was Just A Lucky Marriage Of Us Four’ – The Guardian
- (36:44) Inside The Mysterious Naming Of Booker T & The MGs – Something Else Reviews
- (40:24) Booker T. Jones On New Memoir – NPR
- (48:30) THE DIP Discusses Their Newest Music And How They Have Grown As A Band Through The Years! – allaccess.com
- (52:51) Seattle’s The Dip are the answer to the Pacific Northwest’s “Daptone Sound” – Glide Magazine
- (55:02) An Interview with Settle’s Soulful Collective – KXSU
- (55:58) Booker T. Jones Reflects on Band’s Hit, ‘Green Onions’ – NPR
- (01:01:53) Booker T. Jones Looks Back On Stax And The Memphis Sound – Jazz FM
- (01:06:40) Beat Connection – Another Go Round – KEXP
- (01:09:14) The Dip – What The Sound Interview – What The Sound
Other Links
The 20 Best Stax Records Songs – Paste Magazine
Band Websites
Listen to the Playlist


Videos Mentioned
Bands Mentioned
- Booker T. & the M.G.’s
- The Dip
- Otis Redding
- Stax
- Drive-by Truckers
- The Blues Brothers
- Neil Young
- Steve Cropper
- Booker T. Jones
- Isaac Hayes
- The Clash
- Billy Preston
- Beat Connection
- Odeza
- The Honeynut Horns