The Road from Memphis

{{Infobox album

| name = The Road from Memphis

| type = studio

| artist = Booker T. Jones

| cover = Booker T Jones-The Road From Memphis.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2011|05|10}}

| recorded = MSR Studios, New York City

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| studio =

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| length = {{Duration|m=41|s=09}}

| label = ANTI-Records

| producer = Booker T. Jones, Rob Schnapf, Ahmir Thompson

| prev_title = Home Grown

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = Sound the Alarm

| next_year = 2013

}}

The Road from Memphis is the ninth studio album by Booker T. Jones, released in May 2011 through the record label ANTI.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-road-from-memphis-r2162359|title=The Road from Memphis - Booker T. Jones - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|author=Thom Jurek|work=AllMusic|accessdate=11 January 2015}} On the album, Booker T. is backed by hip–hop band the Roots. The album reached a peak position of number 85 on the Billboard 200 and received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-road-from-memphis-r2162359/charts-awards|title=The Road from Memphis - Booker T. Jones - Awards - AllMusic|work=AllMusic|accessdate=11 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011&genre=All|title=GRAMMY.com - The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night|work=The GRAMMYs|accessdate=11 January 2015}} Mojo placed the album at number 42 on its list of "Top 50 albums of 2011."{{cite web | url=http://stereogum.com/894362/mojos-top-50-albums-of-2011/list/ | title=MOJO's Top 50 Albums Of 2011 | publisher=Stereogum | date=December 2, 2011 | accessdate=December 16, 2011}}