Jellicle cats and used for many of the ensemble characters in the musical. In contrast with the poem, Lloyd Webber's Jellicles possess many kinds of coat-patterns, diverse personalities and individual talents. Also detailed on this page are Chorus characters from the musical "Cats" whose names are from other works by T. S. Eliot, or not directly derived from the poems. The name "jellicle" comes from a previously unpublished poem by Eliot entitled "Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats", where "jellicle cats" is a corruption of "dear little cats" and "pollicle dogs" of "poor little dogs". The term jellicle cats was used by the
Booker T. & the M.G.'s manufacturers of the car. Booker T. & the M.G.'s Booker T. & the M.G.'s are an instrumental R&B/funk band that was influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul. The original members of the group were Booker T. Jones (organ, piano), Steve Cropper (guitar), Lewie Steinberg (bass), and Al Jackson Jr. (drums). In the 1960s, as members of the house band of Stax Records, they played on hundreds of recordings by artists such as Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas, Johnnie Taylor and Albert King. They also released instrumental records