
Artist
The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays is a soul artist formed in 1966. 30 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
- 30
- Releases
- 1967–2026
- Active years
- 1966
- Formed

Artist
The Bar-Kays is a soul artist formed in 1966. 30 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Most popular
Soul Finger
1967

Dangerous
1984
Cuts 2
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Contagious
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Propositions
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Do You See What I See?
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Cuts
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Too Hot To Stop & Flying High On Your Love
2010

Greatest Hits (Rerecorded Version)
2009

Ballad Collection
2009

The Bar-Kays: All-Time Greatest Hits (Rerecorded Version)
2001

The Bar-Kays All Time Greatest
2001
Black Rock / Gotta Groove
1994

48 Hours
1994
As One
1980
Injoy
1979
Money Talks
1978
Light of Life
1978
Flying High on Your Love
1977
Too Hot to Stop
1976
Coldblooded
1974
Black Rock
1971
Gotta Groove
1969
The Bar-Kays were 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 …