Black Liberation 1969 Archive

"Green Onions"

Description

Volt 102 of Stax Records first released the song as the B-side to “Behave Yourself” in 1962.. Stax 127 later released it.

Creator

Booker T. & the M.G.s

Publisher

dutchmanmm
published via YouTube.com

Date

1962

Coverage

"Green Onions" entered the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending on August 11, 1962 and peaked at No. 3 the week ending on September 29, 1962.

Don Mizell ‘71 recalled listening to the band.

Player

Citation

Booker T. & the M.G.s, “"Green Onions",” Black Liberation 1969 Archive, accessed November 21, 2024, https://blacklib1969.swarthmore.edu/items/show/1249.