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 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.