BAR-KAYS
BAR-KAYS
Genres: funk, soul, rhythm and blues, 60s, stax
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About BAR-KAYS
The Bar-Kays was a popular Memphis, Tennessee, soul, R&B, and funk group performing from 1966 that continues in some form to perform today, although with only one original member. They began as a favorite soul studio sessions group backing major artists at Stax Records, chosen in 1967 by Otis Redding to play as his touring backup band. On December 10, 1967, Redding, his manager, and band members Jimmy King (b.1949; guitar), Ronnie Caldwell (b. 1948; organ), Phalon Jones (b. 1949; saxophone), and Carl Cunningham (b. 1949; drums) died in a plane crash in Lake Monona while on their way to a performance in Madison, Wisconsin. Trumpeter Ben Cauley survived the crash and bassist James Alexander (who missed the flight due to returning a rental car) rebuilt the group. The reformed band consisted of Cauley; Alexander; Harvey Henderson, saxophone; Michael Toles, guitar; Ronnie Gorden, organ; Willie Hall, drums and later Larry Dodson, lead vocals. The group backed dozens of major Stax artists on recordings afterwards, including on Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul album, and changed direction in the 1970s to have a successful funk music career. Lloyd Smith joined the Bar-Kays in 1973. They continued to score hits on R&B charts well into the 1980s and lately have incorporated contemporary rap & remix elements into their continuing career and have performed all over the world.
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BAR-KAYS — Top 30 songs of 54
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar-Kays | Move Your Boogie Body | ||
| Bar-Kays | Hit And Run | ||
| Bar-Kays | Feels Like I'm Falling In Love | ||
| Bar-Kays | Monster | ||
| Bar-Kays | Shake Your Rump to the Funk | ||
| Bar-Kays | Soul Finger | ||
| Bar-Kays | As One (1980) | ||
| Bar-Kays | Let's Have Some Fun (1977) | ||
| Bar-Kays | Freakshow On The Dance Floor | ||
| Bar-Kays | Son Of Shaft | ||
| Bar-Kays | Sexomatic | ||
| Bar-Kays | She Talks To Me With Her Body (Remix) | ||
| Bar-Kays | Let's Have Some Fun ( Album Version ) | ||
| Bar-Kays | Take The Time To Love Somebody | ||
| Bar-Kays | Back Up Off That Wall | ||
| Bar-Kays | Hit & Run | ||
| Bar-Kays | Hit and Run (1981) | ||
| Bar-Kays | Traffic Jammer (1981) | ||
| Bar-Kays | Holy Ghost | ||
| Bar-Kays | Dangerous | ||
| Bar-Kays | Boogie Body Land | ||
| Bar-Kays | Freakshow On The Dance Floor | ||
| Bar-Kays | Hit And Run | ||
| Bar-Kays | Freakshow On the Dancefloor | ||
| Bar-Kays | Soul Finger (1967) | ||
| Bar-Kays | Give It Up (12 Inch) 1978 | ||
| Bar-Kays | Sex-O-Matic | ||
| Bar-Kays | Choosey Lover | ||
| Bar-Kays | Shake Your Rump To The Funk | ||
| Bar-Kays | Sexomatic - 1984 (Extended) |