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My edits were just for style, grammar, punctuation, consistency, clarity. There will need to be references added for this article too probably. Bebop 00:19, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
surely the apostrophe is erroneous? Shouldn't the page (and the band) be called Booker T. and the M.G.s? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.56.88.178 ( talk) 22:01, 12 September 2006
Should the correct title of the band be "Booker T. & the MG's"? If so, could it be moved to the correct article page - I was unable to (due to double links etc.). It may, however, be considered that "Booker T. & the MGs" is the correct title - if so, could it also be moved.Also, if If "Booker T. & the MG's" is considered the correct title, then referrals to the band in the article as "Booker T. & the MGs" also should be changed.
Arite 23:56 & :59, 2 & 00:03, 3 July 2007 (UTC) (4 edits)
The article states that 'MG' stood for 'Memphis Group', not the car. The source of this is given as a website which doesn't itself provide a source for the claim. However, Chips Moman explicitly stated in Peter Guralnick's book Sweet Soul Music that the band was named after the car, but that Stax Records subsequently claimed in press material that it stood for 'Memphis Group'. However, I don't at present own a copy of the Guralnick book (I was reading a copy in a shop); can anyone who does provide a citation? Moman's claim seems better-referenced to me than the anonymous website. Lexo ( talk) 15:06, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was move to Booker T. & the M.G.'s as suggested by User:AjaxSmack. JPG-GR ( talk) 03:44, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Booker T. & the M.G.s → Booker T. & The M.G.'s — I have attempted to determine whether or not there is a definitive way to spell and punctuate the band's name, and have concluded that there is no such thing. However, there is clearly a problem regarding the inconsistent ways in which the name is spelled on Wikipedia. On my talk page, I reproduce a comparative table of the way the band's name was spelled on its studio albums and some related albums during its own lifetime; a simple statistical analysis of this table determines that the mode, or most-used spelling, was Booker T. & The M.G.'s. I propose that this should become the standard way that Wikipedia spells the band's name, not because it is the "correct" way (there seems to be no such thing, and I do not want to violate WP: ORIGINAL RESEARCH by suggesting that I think this is it) but purely as a style guideline. — Lexo ( talk) 23:40, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
*'''Support'''
or *'''Oppose'''
, then sign your comment with ~~~~
. Since
polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account
Wikipedia's naming conventions.In a 2007 interview with Booker T. Jones on NPR's "Fresh Air" hosted by Terri Gross, Booker T. stated that the name of the band was in fact named after an MG. of a band member. For more detailed information, please listen to the interview which is probably available on the NPR website. The interview was rebroadcast May 1, 2009. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.204.24.21 ( talk) 17:22, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
I hear what you say Arite and Lexo, but grocer's apostrophe ...
or grocer's full.stops?
period
or wiki styleguide?
Martinevans123 ( talk) 21:29, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
This was indeed first used on television, but in recent years has been adopted by Test Match Special on the radio. The previous version of the article implied that the TMS name was used for TV as well, which is wrong: it's purely a radio programme. Cricket on the BBC is usually just called Cricket (imaginative, eh?) or something mildly more descriptive such as Cricket: The Ashes. Loganberry ( Talk) 02:21, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
I added the two templates to the top; the unsourced and casual tone templates. Anchoress 04:37, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
It doesn't seem right to call Isaac Hayes a member of the MGs. Even though he did house band work with the MGs for Stax he never recorded as a member of the MGs. Or toured with them. I'm looking for a bit of discussion here - I may be wrong.-- WBerta 21:13, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
In this article, there is no mention of Steve Jordan, the drummer that was on their final album, "That's The Way It Should Be". He is currently a member of John Mayer's band and the John Mayer Trio along with John Mayer and Pino Palladino. Steve Jordan is listed as playing "Drums, Percussion, Congas, Bongos, Guitars, Vocals". He is also listed as an Associate Producer along with Donald "Duck" Dunn on that album. I believe, however, that he does not play on the tracks for which James Gadson is listed as playing drums on: "Let's Wait Awhile", "Have A Heart", and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".
If you could check on this and please see if an addition needs to be made, that would be greatly appreciated. Nicknsbass 18:49, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know what M.G. actually stands for? I think that this should be noted in the article. Hoops gza ( talk) 19:01, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
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My edits were just for style, grammar, punctuation, consistency, clarity. There will need to be references added for this article too probably. Bebop 00:19, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
surely the apostrophe is erroneous? Shouldn't the page (and the band) be called Booker T. and the M.G.s? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.56.88.178 ( talk) 22:01, 12 September 2006
Should the correct title of the band be "Booker T. & the MG's"? If so, could it be moved to the correct article page - I was unable to (due to double links etc.). It may, however, be considered that "Booker T. & the MGs" is the correct title - if so, could it also be moved.Also, if If "Booker T. & the MG's" is considered the correct title, then referrals to the band in the article as "Booker T. & the MGs" also should be changed.
Arite 23:56 & :59, 2 & 00:03, 3 July 2007 (UTC) (4 edits)
The article states that 'MG' stood for 'Memphis Group', not the car. The source of this is given as a website which doesn't itself provide a source for the claim. However, Chips Moman explicitly stated in Peter Guralnick's book Sweet Soul Music that the band was named after the car, but that Stax Records subsequently claimed in press material that it stood for 'Memphis Group'. However, I don't at present own a copy of the Guralnick book (I was reading a copy in a shop); can anyone who does provide a citation? Moman's claim seems better-referenced to me than the anonymous website. Lexo ( talk) 15:06, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was move to Booker T. & the M.G.'s as suggested by User:AjaxSmack. JPG-GR ( talk) 03:44, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Booker T. & the M.G.s → Booker T. & The M.G.'s — I have attempted to determine whether or not there is a definitive way to spell and punctuate the band's name, and have concluded that there is no such thing. However, there is clearly a problem regarding the inconsistent ways in which the name is spelled on Wikipedia. On my talk page, I reproduce a comparative table of the way the band's name was spelled on its studio albums and some related albums during its own lifetime; a simple statistical analysis of this table determines that the mode, or most-used spelling, was Booker T. & The M.G.'s. I propose that this should become the standard way that Wikipedia spells the band's name, not because it is the "correct" way (there seems to be no such thing, and I do not want to violate WP: ORIGINAL RESEARCH by suggesting that I think this is it) but purely as a style guideline. — Lexo ( talk) 23:40, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
*'''Support'''
or *'''Oppose'''
, then sign your comment with ~~~~
. Since
polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account
Wikipedia's naming conventions.In a 2007 interview with Booker T. Jones on NPR's "Fresh Air" hosted by Terri Gross, Booker T. stated that the name of the band was in fact named after an MG. of a band member. For more detailed information, please listen to the interview which is probably available on the NPR website. The interview was rebroadcast May 1, 2009. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.204.24.21 ( talk) 17:22, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
I hear what you say Arite and Lexo, but grocer's apostrophe ...
or grocer's full.stops?
period
or wiki styleguide?
Martinevans123 ( talk) 21:29, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
This was indeed first used on television, but in recent years has been adopted by Test Match Special on the radio. The previous version of the article implied that the TMS name was used for TV as well, which is wrong: it's purely a radio programme. Cricket on the BBC is usually just called Cricket (imaginative, eh?) or something mildly more descriptive such as Cricket: The Ashes. Loganberry ( Talk) 02:21, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
I added the two templates to the top; the unsourced and casual tone templates. Anchoress 04:37, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
It doesn't seem right to call Isaac Hayes a member of the MGs. Even though he did house band work with the MGs for Stax he never recorded as a member of the MGs. Or toured with them. I'm looking for a bit of discussion here - I may be wrong.-- WBerta 21:13, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
In this article, there is no mention of Steve Jordan, the drummer that was on their final album, "That's The Way It Should Be". He is currently a member of John Mayer's band and the John Mayer Trio along with John Mayer and Pino Palladino. Steve Jordan is listed as playing "Drums, Percussion, Congas, Bongos, Guitars, Vocals". He is also listed as an Associate Producer along with Donald "Duck" Dunn on that album. I believe, however, that he does not play on the tracks for which James Gadson is listed as playing drums on: "Let's Wait Awhile", "Have A Heart", and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".
If you could check on this and please see if an addition needs to be made, that would be greatly appreciated. Nicknsbass 18:49, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know what M.G. actually stands for? I think that this should be noted in the article. Hoops gza ( talk) 19:01, 6 November 2012 (UTC)