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And I’ll ruin the suspense up top: Unsurprisingly, Green Onions was the highlight.

Booker T & the (newish) MGs brought their organ-led instrumentals to the Hudson River last night as part of New York’s River to River Festival, and the free show was totally worth the price of admission. The Dap-Kings-less Sharon Jones joined the band for the last half-hour of their 90-minute set, adding her awesome brand of struttin’, sqwuakin’, shakin’, and singin’ to what I thought was, unfortunately, the ultimate nostalgia act. Thankfully for me, I enjoy nostalgia acts.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to see Green Onions and Groovin’ (and the other greatest hits that sound like Green Onions and Groovin’) played by the man that actually wrote them. But outside of a few sparse moments of inspired performing, I was quite shocked by how underwhelming this talented group could be.

Read on for many more great photos from our resident photographic rockstar Danfun and for more on this evening of soul on the Hudson River…

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