Lewie Steinberg

Lewie Steinberg
Lewie Steinberg in November 2010
Background information
Birth name	Lewie Polk Steinberg
Born	(1933-09-13)September 13, 1933 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	July 21, 2016(2016-07-21) (aged 82) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Soul, R&B, Memphis soul
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar

Lewie Polk Steinberg^[a] (September 13, 1933 – July 21, 2016)^[2] was an American musician best known as the original bass guitar player for the soul music group Booker T. & the M.G.'s.

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Biography

Early life

Steinberg was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Baptist parents.

Booker T. & the M.G.'s

He joined Booker T. & the MG's in 1962. He was featured on "Green Onions" and its B-side, "Behave Yourself", as well as the albums Green Onions and Soul Dressing. Steinberg left the group in 1965 and was replaced by Donald "Duck" Dunn.

Steinberg was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, as a member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s.^[3]

Personal life

Steinberg received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Steinberg died from cancer on July 21, 2016, in Memphis, at the age of 82.^[4]^[5]

Discography

With Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Studio albums

Year	Album
1962	Green Onions
1965	Soul Dressing

Singles

Year	A-side	B-side	Label	Album
1962	"Green Onions"	"Behave Yourself"	Volt 102; Stax 127	Green Onions
1962	"Jellybread"	"Aw' Mercy"	Stax 131	Soul Dressing
1963	"Home Grown"	"Big Train"	Stax 134
	"Chinese Checkers"	"Plum Nellie"	Stax 137
	"Mo' Onions"	"Fannie Mae"	Stax 142	Green Onions
1964	"Tic-Tac-Toe"	"Mo' Onions"	Stax 142	Soul Dressing
	"Soul Dressing"	"MG Party"	Stax 153
	"Can't Be Still"	"Terrible Thing"	Stax 161

Notes

^ Steinberg's given name was often recorded incorrectly as "Lewis" or "Louis."^[1]

References

^ Bowman, Rob (1997). Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. New York: Schirmer Books. p. 26. ISBN 0-02-860268-4.
^ "Lewie Polk Steinberg Obituary - Memphis, TN". Dignity Memorial.
^ Profile: Booker T. and the MGs Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine. About.com.
^ Mehr, Bob (February 12, 2007). Stax Stacks Up at Grammys. Memphis Commercial Appeal.
^ Cashmere, Paul (July 22, 2016). "R.I.P. Lewie Steinberg of Booker T & The MGs 1933-2016". Noise11.com.

External links

Lewie Steinberg at IMDb

v t e Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. Jones Steve Cropper Steve Potts Al Jackson Jr. Lewie Steinberg Donald "Duck" Dunn Bobby Manuel Carson Whitsett Willie Hall Steve Jordan
Studio albums	Green Onions (1962) Soul Dressing (1965) And Now! (1966) In the Christmas Spirit (1966) Hip Hug-Her (1967) Doin' Our Thing (1968) Soul Limbo (1968) Up Tight (1969) The Booker T Set (1969) McLemore Avenue (1970) Melting Pot (1971) The MG's (released by The MG's) (1973) Universal Language (1977) That's the Way It Should Be (1994)
Live albums	Back to Back (1968)
Singles	"Green Onions" "Jingle Bells" "Groovin'" "Silver Bells" "Hang 'Em High" "Time Is Tight" "Mrs. Robinson"
Category

v t e Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Class of 1992
Performers	Bobby Bland Booker T. & the M.G.'s Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones, Lewie Steinberg Johnny Cash The Isley Brothers Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr., Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper The Jimi Hendrix Experience Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding Sam & Dave Sam Moore, Dave Prater The Yardbirds Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
Early influences	Elmore James Professor Longhair
Non-performers (Ahmet Ertegun Award)	Leo Fender Bill Graham Doc Pomus

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