Bar-Kays
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The Bar-Kays is an American funk band 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. The Bar-Kays also served as the backing band for a variety of singers, including Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- The Bar-Kays
- Musical artist.image
- The Bar-Kays 1968 press photo.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- The Bar-Kays in 1968
- Musical artist.origin
- Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1964–1989; 1991–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Genre
- funk
- Country of origin
- United States
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Official website
- thebar-kays.com
- Image
- The Bar-Kays 1968 press photo.jpg
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- Bar-Kays
- location of formation
- Memphis
- inception
- 1966-01-01
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- name
- Bar-Kays
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Black rock years
- Funk years
- Later years
- In popular culture
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- References
- External links
The Bar-Kays is an American funk band 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. The Bar-Kays also served as the backing band for a variety of singers, including Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding.
==Biography== ===Black rock years=== The Bar-Kays began in Memphis, Tennessee, as a studio session group, backing major artists at Stax Records. In 1967, they were chosen by Otis Redding to play as his backing band, and were tutored for that role by Al Jackson, Jr., Booker T. Jones, and the other members of Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Their first single, "Soul Finger", was issued on April 14, 1967, reaching number 3 on the US Billboard R&B Singles chart and number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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