5 Facts About the Band Behind Otis Redding’s Otis Blue
- Booker T. & the M.G.’s served as the backing band for Otis Redding on the album Otis Blue.
- Isaac Hayes played piano on the record, adding to the Stax house band’s signature sound.
- The horn section came from the Mar-Keys and the Memphis Horns, not from Booker T. & the M.G.’s.
- The M.G.’s were the core rhythm section, providing tight, soulful grooves throughout the album.
- This collaboration was typical of Stax Records, where the house band backed multiple artists.