Lewie Steinberg
Also recorded as Lewie Polk Steinberg
Lewie Steinberg

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- Born
- 1933 · Memphis.
- Died
- 2016 · Memphis.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- musician · songwriter
- Fields
- soul
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Key facts
• Name — Lewie Steinberg • Background — non_vocal_instrumentalist • Birth Name — Lewie Polk Steinberg • Born — 1933 9 13 • Birthplace — Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. • Died — 2016 7 21 • Place of death — Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. • Genre — Soul, R&B, Memphis soul • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Bass guitar • Past Member Of — Booker T. & the M.G.'s Lewie Polk Steinberg (September 13, 1933 – July 21, 2016) was an American musician best known as the original bass guitar player for the soul music group Booker T. & the M.G.'s.
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.
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.
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 • "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
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- 1.Bowman, Rob. Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. Schirmer Books. 26. 1997. 0-02-860268-4.
- 2.Lewie Polk Steinberg Obituary - Memphis, TN. Dignity Memorial.
- 3.Profile: Booker T. and the MGs . About.com.
- 4.Mehr, Bob (February 12, 2007). Stax Stacks Up at Grammys. Memphis Commercial Appeal.
- 5.Cashmere, Paul. R.I.P. Lewie Steinberg of Booker T & The MGs 1933-2016. Noise11.com. July 22, 2016.
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