Legendary musician, songwriter and producer Booker T. Jones’ timeless hit “Green Onions” (Stax/Concord Records) was featured in Uber Eats’ star-studded Super Bowl 2025 commercial. In the 60-second spot, Matthew McConaughey humorously explores a conspiracy theory that football was invented to sell food, with "Green Onions" providing a timeless and unmistakable groove that tied the ad’s humor and nostalgia together. The ad also features Martha Stewart, Charli XCX, Kevin Bacon, and Greta Gerwig, among others. You can watch the ad HERE.
The newly recorded “Green Onions (62’ Onions Cut)” (Fantasy Records) is out now. It was recorded at Earthstar Studios in Venice, CA and features Booker T’s son Ted Jones on guitar. You can listen to the track HERE.
Since its release in 1962, "Green Onions", originally recorded by Booker T. & The M.G.’s, has been celebrated as one of the most influential soul tracks ever recorded - it has been streamed over 200M times and has graced countless films, television shows, and commercials. The track kickstarted the Stax label’s Southern funk, blues, and soul sound, which picked up steam with Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, and dozens of others from the ’60s through the ’70s. Decades after first hitting the airwaves, the track remains an essential part of the cultural soundscape, its reach spanning generations of music lovers and pop culture enthusiasts alike.
“Green Onions” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, appeared on Rolling Stone’s 2004 ‘Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time’ list, and has been covered by acts as diverse as Roy Buchanan, Tom Petty, Vassar Clements, (the Grateful Dead), and even Khruangbin, who were nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys last weekend. It’s one of the most influential songs to emerge from the golden age of soul and continues to define the sonic backdrop of pop culture’s biggest moments.
About Booker T. Jones
Booker is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Musicians Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and arguably the most famous Hammond B3 player in history. As leader of the legendary Booker T and the MG’s, this pillar of soul music collaborated with Otis Redding, Albert King, Eddie Floyd and Sam and Dave during his tenure at the renowned Stax Records label. Since then, Booker has lent his trademark keyboard chops to artists as diverse as Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Neil Young and produced classic albums such as Willie Nelson’s triple platinum hit “Stardust” and Bill Withers’ “Just As I Am” featuring the hit song “Ain’t No Sunshine”. Both Booker’s 2009 solo release “Potato Hole” and his 2011 solo release “The Road From Memphis” won GRAMMY awards for Best Pop Instrumental Album. In 2019, Booker released his iconic memoir Time is Tight: My Life, Note by Note on Little, Brown along with an accompanying record titled Note by Note. Booker is currently working on a new recording project and touring worldwide with his solo band.
