Bar-Kays

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The Bar-Kays were originally formed in Memphis, Tennessee, 1966, as a sextet backing group for Stax Records. They looked like they had a healthy career in front of them as a session band & recording outfit before the backbone of the group was killed, along with Otis Redding who had hired them as his backing band for a tour, in a horrific plane crash.

Only Ben Cauley survived the crash and went on to form what could be dubbed Bar-Kays Mark II. James Alexander (Bass) was also one of the original members but was not aboard the plane because of limited seats on Redding's plane. For Alexander and Cauley and new members Michael Toles, Willie Hall, Ronnie Gordon and Harvey Henderson, the track 'Sang & Dance' was one of the first tracks from the new group, cut in late 1969.

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Soul Finger

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Holy Ghost

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Too Hot To Stop

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Shake Your Rump To The Funk

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Son of Shaft

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July 26, 2025

Paycor Stadium

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States


August 31, 2024

Hollywood Park Grounds

Inglewood, California, United States


August 24, 2024

The Venue at Thunder Valley

Lincoln, California, United States


June 1, 2024

Mercedes Benz Amphitheatre

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

  • 1. Soul Finger

  • 2. Talk to Me With Your Body

  • 3. Shake Your Rump to the Funk

  • 4. The Slide

  • 5. Move Your Boogie Body

  • 6. Sex-O-Matic

  • 7. Freakshow on the Dance Floor


May 17, 2024

Tom Lee Park

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

  • 1. Freakshow on the Dance Floor

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