RIP Steve Cropper. He made more beautiful music with fewer notes than any guitarist I ever heard.
The the first Booker T and the MGs tune I ever heard was Groovin’. IIRC their cover came out not that long after the Rascals original in 67. But I liked it better. Cropper overdubbed the piano.
I didn’t hear Green Onions until later. (I was 7 when it was first released.)