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THE BAR-KAYS

The Bar-Kays

 

BIOGRAPHY

Made of Phalon Jones, James Alexander, Jimmie King, Carl Cunningham, Ronnie Caldwell and Ben Cauley, The original Bar-Kays were the spiritual sons of the Mar-Keys. Doing their first record in March 67, most of them died tragically in the same airplane crash than Otis Redding in December of the very same year.

 

STAX AND ATLANTIC DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

Volt 148 : Soul Finger / Knucklehead
Volt 154 : Give Everybody Some / Don't Do That
Volt 158 : A Hard Day's Night / I Want Someone
Volt 4007 : Copy Kat / In The Hole
Volt 4011 : Don't Stop Dancing To The Music Pt. I / Pt. II
Volt 4019 : Midnight Cow Boy / A.J. The House Fly
Volt 4033 : Sang And Dance / I Thank You
Volt 4050 : Montego Bay / Humpin'
Volt 4073 : Son Of Shaft / Sang And Dance
Volt 4081 : Dance, Dance, Dance Pt. I / Memphis At Sunrise
Volt 4092 : You're Still My Brother / You're The Best Thing That Happened To Me
Volt 4097 : It Ain't Easy / God Is Watching
Volt 4111 : Cold Blooded / Be Yourself
Volt 4115 : Holy Ghost Pt. I / Pt. II

Stax 3216 : Holy Ghost / Monster

Albums

SOUL FINGER - Volt 417 : Soul Finger; Knucklehead; With A Child's Heart; Bar-Kays' Boogaloo; Theme From Hell's Angels; You Can't Sit Down; House Shoes; Pearl High; I Want Someone; Hole In The Wall; Don't Do That.  (reissued on CD)

SOUL EXPLOSION - Stax 2-2007 (part) : Copy Kat; Hot Hips.  (reissued on CD)

GOTTA GROOVE - Volt 6004 : Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music), Part 1/If This World Was Mine/In The Hole/Funky Thang/Jiving ‘Round/Grab This Thing//Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music), Part 2/Street Walker/Yesterday/Humpin'/Hey Jude.  (reissued on CD)

BLACK ROCK - Volt 6011 : Baby I Love You/I've Been Trying/You Don't Know Like I Know//Dance To The Music/A Piece Of Your Peace/Six O'Clock News Report/How Sweet It Would Be/Montego Bay.  (reissued on CD)

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE - Volt 8001 : Do You See What I See?/God Is Watching/Be Yourself/You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me/You're Still My Brother//I Was Made To Love Her/Your Good Thing Is About To Come To An End/It Ain't Easy/Love Pollution/People Unite To Save Humanity.  (reissued on CD)

COLD BLOODED - Volt 9504 : Cold Blooded/Harmony/In The Scheme Of Things/Waiting And Hating/Smiling Styling And Profiling//Frame Of Mind/(I've Got To) Use My Imagination/Fightin' Fire With Fire/Would I If I Could/Be Yourself.  (unreissued on CD)

CDs

Ace 074 : Hot Shot (take 1); Ace 102 : Sock Soul.

See also the 3 CD Box Sets for the singles A sides and check Concord Records and Collectables Records  for all Stax reissues and compilation CDs availability.


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