| Lewie Steinberg | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth Name: | Lewie Polk Steinberg |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genre: | Soul, R&B, Memphis soul |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Bass guitar |
| Associated Acts: | Booker T. & the M.G.'s |
Lewie Polk Steinberg (September 13, 1933 – July 21, 2016)[1] was an American musician best known as the original bass guitar player for the soul music group Booker T. & the M.G.'s.
Steinberg was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Baptist parents.
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.[2]
Steinberg received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Steinberg died from cancer on July 21, 2016, in Memphis, at the age of 82.[3] [4]
| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Green Onions | |
| 1965 | Soul Dressing |
| 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 |