Booker T and the MGs

Booker T and the MGs were a jazz rock group mainly popular in the sixties. They were notably successful, with seven hit singles and two bestselling albums. They performed at the Monterey Pop festival of 1967. For many years, Stax Records claimed that the band's name stood for Memphis Group, and had nothing to do with the car company MG. However, it was later revealed that the band's name related to record producer Chips Morman's earlier band, which was named the Triumphs.