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NOLA.comFormer Booker T. Washington, Xavier standout James 'Shirt' Williams diesNOLA.comBy Darrell Williams, The Times-Picayune James "Shirt" Williams, a standout basketball player at Booker T. Washington High School and Xavier University, died Tuesday night of heart failure. He was 59. Williams, a forward, was a key player on Washington ...and more »Read Full Story

The following is an excerpt from "Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation" [Atria, $26.00]. This shortened version of a chapter titles "Dinner is Served" details Booker T.'s simultaneous nervousness and confidence as he became the first black man invited to the White House as a guest. The chapter weaves together an analysis of race and politics with historical information on presidential dining. The afternoon passed quickly as...Read Full Story

Celebrate Brooklyn officially opened last night with a free show down at the new Brooklyn Bridge Park, with a show by Booker T. Jones (of Booker T. and the MG's) groovin'on the Hammond B3 while the sun set straight over the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor. The crowd was up and dancing to classics such as "Time Is Tight" and "Green Onions," taking breaks to partake of the beer and food carts parked alongside (without a view of the stage, annoyingly.) Too bad it was only 52 degrees out...Read Full Story

(NEW YORK) — Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as “In the Midnight Hour,” ”Hold On I’m Coming” and “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” [...] | time.comRead Full Story

Bass player and songwriter Donald (Duck) Dunn, a member of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame band Booker T. and the MGs and the Blues Brothers band, has died in Tokyo. He was 70.Read Full Story