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“Green Onions” is a hit soul instrumental recorded in 1962 by Booker T. & the M.G.s. The tune is a 12-bar blues with a rippling Hammond organ line. Originally issued on the Volt 102 subsidiary of Stax Records in May 1962 as the B-side to “Behave Yourself”, it was quickly reissued as the A-side of Stax 127; it also appeared on the album Green Onions. According to guitarist Steve Cropper, the name is not a marijuana reference, rather it is named after the Green Badger’s cat, Green Onions, whose way of walking inspired the riff. Read on...