Bar-Kays

The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays
	The Bar-Kays in 1968
Background information
Origin	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Funk; R&B; soul; funk rock; psychedelic soul; disco;
Years active	1964–1989; 1991–present
Labels	Stax; Mercury; Rhino; Island;
Members	James Alexander; Chris J; Carlos Sargent; Ez Roc; Bo Dae; Angelo Earl; Darryl Sanford; Devin Crutcher; Katrina Anderson;
Past members	Larry Dodson; Ben Cauley; Ronnie Caldwell; Carl Cunningham; Phalon Jones; Jimmy King; Marcus Price; Vernon Burch; Ronnie Gorden; Michael Toles; Winston Stewart; Charles "Scoops" Allen; Alvin Hunter; Barry Wilkins; Lloyd Smith; Dywane Thomas; Mike Beard; Frank Thompson; Sherman Guy; Larry "LJ" Johnson; Harvey Henderson; Tony Gentry; Archie Love; Bryan Smith; Carl Sims; Daroll Hagen; Mark Bynum;

The Bar-Kays is an American funk band^[4] formed in 1964. The band had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" (US Billboard Hot 100 number 17, R&B number 3) in 1967, "Son of Shaft" (R&B number 10) in 1972, and "Boogie Body Land" (R&B number 7) in 1980.^[5] The Bar-Kays also served as the backing band for a variety of singers, including Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding.

^ Huey, Steve. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ McDonough, Jimmy (August 29, 2017). Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green. Hachette Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-0306822681.
^ Hanson, Amy. "The Bar Kays: Flying High on Your Love > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ Hanson, Amy. "The Bar Kays: Propositions > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference VF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[AllMusic-1] Huey, Steve. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

[2] McDonough, Jimmy (August 29, 2017). Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green. Hachette Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-0306822681.

[3] Hanson, Amy. "The Bar Kays: Flying High on Your Love > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[4] Hanson, Amy. "The Bar Kays: Propositions > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[VF-5] Cite error: The named reference VF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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