Ronnie Caldwell (keyboards) / Ben Cauley (trumpet, born 1947) / Jimmy King (guitar, born 1947) / Carl Cunningham (drums, born 1949) / Phalon Jones (sax, born 1949) / James Alexander (bass)
native of Memphis, the Bar-Kays formed in the mid 60s then was quickly taken by Al Jackson, drummer for Booker T. & The MG's, they are fervent admirers.
The Bar-Kays signed with Volt, a Stax label in '67, and recorded their first single, "Soul Finger", released in March 1967 and amounts to third place in the R & B charts
same time, they become the "alternate" team "house," the Mar-Keys. As such, they are required to accompany Sam & Dave, Otis Redding and many other Stax artists.
same year (1967), the latter chosen to accompany him on his summer tour.
December 10, 67, tragically disappear with the singer, when the private plane carrying them, crashed on Lake Monono, near Madison, Wisconsin. The only ones to escape are Ben Cauley who miraculously survived the accident and escaped drowning, and James Alexander, who missed the departure of the aircraft.
The two survivors re-formed the group in 69, surrounding Harvey Henderson (sax), Ronnie Gordon (keyboards), Michael Toles (guitar) and drummer Willie Hall and Roy Cunningham. The new training will resume its role of "Team B" at Stax, where they continue to support, among others, Rufus Thomas, Albert King and the Staple Singers. These are also the ones who instill this dynamic funky on the albums "Hot Buttered Soul," "Black Moses" and "Shaft" by Isaac Hayes. Next this, they continue to release their own records, but failed to match the success of their debut "Soul Finger."
After personnel changes (including the departure of Cauley and Toles) and producer, the group gradually engulfed in the same movement as Sly & the Family Stone and Funkadelic, but their albums are met with little success.
After Stax closed in 75, the band signed with Mercury and is still experiencing some internal changes, before finally finding its balance. The new formations, which will record their first album "Too Hot to Stop" at Mercury 76, will remain the same over a decade. Between 1967 and 1987, the golden age of Bar-Kays. They are és 23 times in the R & B charts and becoming one of the leading bands of the current funk.
The group then goes through a difficult period, following the death of their producer and mentor, Allen A. Jones 87. They resurface gradually until the release of the album "48 Hours" that gives a little back on track.
With their 18 albums, 40 singles, the Bar-Kays have strongly influenced and guided a generation of funk.
Bibliographie :
1967 Soul Finger
01. Soul Finger
02. Knucklehead
03. With a Child's Heart
04. Bar-Kays Boogaloo
05. Theme from Hell's Angels
06. You Can't Sit Down
07. House Shoes
08. Pearl High
09. I Want Someone
10. Hole in the Wall
11. Don't Do That
(l'album Soul Finger)
1969 Gotta Groove
01. Don't Stop Dancing (To the Music), Pt. 1
02. If This World Was Mine
03. In the Hole
04. Funky Thang
05. Jiving Round
06. Grab This Thing
07. Don't Stop Dancing (To the Music), Pt. 2
08. Street Walker
09. Yesterday
10. Humpin'
11. Hey Jude
(l'album Gotta Groove)
1971 Black Rock
01. Baby I Love You
02. I've Been Trying
03. You Don't Know Like I Do
04. Dance to the Music
05. A Piece of Your Piece
06. Six O'Clock News Report
07. How Sweet It Would Be
08. Montego Bay
(l'album Black Rock)
1972 Do You See What I See?
01. Do You See What I See?
02. God Is Watching
03. Be Yourself
04. You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
05. You're Still My Brother
06. I Was Made to Love Her
07. Your Good Thing (Is About to End)
08. It Ain't Easy
09. Love Pollution
10. People, Unite to Save Humanity
11. In the Hole
12. Copycat
13. Memphis at Sunrise
14. Medley: Son of Shaft/Feel It
15. I Can't Turn You Loose
(l'album Do You See What I See?)
1974 Cold Blooded
01. Cold Blooded
02. Harmony
03. In The Scheme Of Things
04. Waiting And Hating
05. Smiling, Styling, & Profiling
06. Frame Of Mind
07. (I've Got To) Use My Imagination
08. Fightin' Fire With Fire
09. Would I If I Could
10. Be Yourself
(l'album Cold Blooded)
1976 Too Hot to Stop
01. Too Hot to Stop, Pt. 1
02. Cozy
03. Bang, Bang (Stick 'Em Up)
04. Spellbound
05. Shake Your Rump to the Funk
06. You're So Sexy
07. Summer of Our Love
08. Whitehouseorgy
(l'album Too Hot to Stop)
1977 Flying High on Your Love
01. Shut the Funk Up
02. Standing on the Outside
03. Woman of the Night
04. Whatever It Is
05. Can't Keep My Hands off You
06. Let's Have Some Fun
07. Attitudes
08. You Can't Run Away
09. Flying High on Your Love
(l'album Flying High on Your Love)
1978 Money Talks
01. Holy Ghost
02. Feelin' Alright
03. Monster
04. Money Talks
05. Mean Mistreater
06. Holy Ghost [Reborn]
(l'album Money Talks)
1978 Light of Life
01. Get up 'N Do It
02. Shine
03. I Lean on You
04. Give It Up
05. Love's What It's All About
06. I'll Dance
07. We're the Happiest People
08. Are You Being Real
09. Angel Eyes
(l'album Light of Life)
1979 Injoy
01. More And More
02. Move Your Boogie Body
03. Running In And Out Of My Life
04. Girl I'm On Your Side
05. Loving You Is My Occupation
06. Today Is The Day
07. You've Been
08. Up In Here
(l'album Injoy)
1980 As One
01. Boogie Body Land
02. Say It Through Love
03. Work It Out
04. Bodyfever
05. Take the Time to Love Somebody
06. Open Your Heart
07. Deliver Us
08. As One
(l'album As One)
1981 Nightcruising
01. Nightcruising
02. Hit And Run
03. Feels Like I'm Falling In Love
04. Freaky Behavior
05. Touch Tone
06. Unforgettable Dream
07. Traffic Jammer
08. Backseat Driver
(l'album Nightcruising)
1982 Propositions
01. Propositions
02. Tripping Out
03. Anticipation
04. Do It (Let Me See You Shake)
05. She Talks to Me With Her Body
06. I Can't Believe You're Leaving
07. You Made a Change in My Life
(l'album Propositions)
1984 Dangerous
01. Dangerous
02. Dirty Dancer
03. Make Believe Lover
04. Dance, Party, etc.
05. Freakshow on the Dance Floor
06. Lovers Should Never Fall in Love
07. Loose Talk
08. Sexomatic
(l'album Dangerous)
1985 Banging the Wall
01. Your Place or Mine
02. Banging the Walls
03. Paper Doll
04. Sex Driver
05. Dance Your Body, Desara
06. Love Don't Wait
07. Missiles on Target
08. Gina
(l'album Banging the Wall)
1987 Contagious
01. Certified True
02. Don't Hang Up
03. Many Mistakes
04. Freak City U.S.A.
05. Contagious
06. Something In The Air
07. This Could Be The Night
08. Time Out
09. Touch
(l'album Contagious)
1988 Animal
01. Animal
02. Struck By You
03. Stop! Look What You're Missing
04. Someone Else
05. Are U Available
06. Get Your Fingers Wet
07. Just Like A Teeter-Totter
08. I Adore You
09. Leaving You
(l'album Animal)
1994 48 Hours
01. Introduction
02. She Can Get It
03. The Slide
04. If It Takes All Night
05. Irresistible
06. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to be Right
07. 48 Hours
08. Out of My Mind
09. X-N-Yo-Sex
10. Read Between the Lines
11. Mega Mix
12. Sequi
13. Master
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sources: * Maria
Grandistsky - the Memphis Guide
* http://janicesbluesalley.com/barkays.html
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