Teenie Hodges

Mabon "Teenie" Hodges is a Memphis musician best known for his work as lead guitarist and songwriter on many of Al Green's popular soul hits of the 1970s.

Born in 1946, the Memphis, TN guitarist and his brothers played on sessions for the artists on Hi, and "Teenie"'s guitar was one of the most familiar sounds of the 1970s.

His compositions "Take Me to the River" and "Love and Happiness," both cowritten with Green, have been covered by numerous other international artists, including Al Jarreau, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Talking Heads, O.V. Wright, David Sanborn, Toots & the Maytals, Canned Heat, Foghat, Levon Helm, Syl Johnson, Annie Lennox, Delbert McClinton, Mitch Ryder, Tom Jones, Graham Central Station, Living Colour, blues artist Willie Cobbs, Denise La Salle, and others. He also cowrote several other popular hits with songwriters like Isaac Hayes, Willie Mitchell, and Al Green, including "I Take What I Want," "Oh Me, Oh My," "Here I Am, Come and Take Me," and "Full of Fire."

Hodges recorded and toured for years as guitarist with his talented brothers, bassist Leroy Hodges and organist Charles Hodges, in the Hi Rhythm Section, which was the backing band on most Hi Records label hits of the 1970s for numerous popular soul artists, including Al Green and Ann Peebles. Hodges toured internationally and recorded with major soul acts like Syl Johnson and O.V. Wright for a number of years and continues performing in blues and soul groups today, based out of his home in Memphis.

Uncle of Canadian actor Aubrey Graham.

Toured in the Memphis Rhythm Band with Cat Power in 2006.

Member of

*The Hodges Brothers
*Hi Rhythm

External links

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/herschell/307586060/ Live Photo, playing with Cat Power at New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, November 2006]