The Bar-Kays
The Wattstax Concert: More Than Soul’s Woodstock
The Wattstax concert was a snapshot of the Black-is-Beautiful movement; an early 70s salve for the wounds caused by the 60s.
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Features7 months agoHow ‘Black Rock’ Took The Bar-Kays In An Audacious New Direction
Released in 1971, ‘Black Rock’ was the first important step towards making The Bar-Kays one of the most reliable and powerful funk groups of the decade.
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Features8 months ago‘(Do The) Push and Pull’: Stax Soul Man Rufus Thomas Pushes To No. 1
In February 1971, '(Do The) Push & Pull' went No.1 R&B when Thomas had been recording for 20 years, and was already 53 years old.
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Features1 year ago
‘Wattstax: The Living Word’: Bringing Soul Straight To Your Home
The soundtrack album to the 1972 festival, ‘Wattstax: The Living Word’ captured the power, heart and sense of unity and purpose behind the pioneering event.
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News2 years ago
Craft Recordings Launches ‘The Memphis Masters’ Video Series On Stax
The series will focus on classic, newly reissued albums by Booker T. & the M.G.s, the Bar-Kays, Delaney & Bonnie, Johnnie Taylor and David Porter.
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News2 years ago
Stax Gems By Johnnie Taylor, Bar-Kays And More For 180 Gram Vinyl
They include titles by the Bar-Kays, Booker T and the MGs, Delaney & Bonnie and Johnnie Taylor.
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News4 years ago
Stax Figurehead Isaac Hayes Celebrated With ‘The Spirit Of Memphis’ Set
The influential career of Isaac Hayes will be anthologised by Craft Recordings with the 22 September 2017 release of The Spirit of Memphis (1962-1976).
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New Releases4 years ago
Stax 60 Campaign Arrives At ‘Soulsville USA’
Concord Music Group and Rhino Entertainment have announced the 22 September 2017 release of Soulsville U.S.A.: A Celebration of Stax.
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Features5 years ago
Bar-Kays Back In The Groove In ’69
In the summer of 1969, the reconfigured Bar-Kays were seeing their first US chart action, albeit modestly, with the album Gotta Groove.
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In-Depth6 years ago
All Funked Up… And How We Got That Way
What is funk? Some say it’s all about the groove, for others it’s the attitude, the glide in your stride, the dip in yo’ hip. Time to immerse yourself...
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News6 years ago
Death Of Ben Cauley, Link Between Otis & Keith
Bar-Kays co-founder Ben Cauley, who died Sept 21, connects Otis Redding, with whom the Bar-Kays toured, and Keith Richards, on whose new album he appears.
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Features7 years ago
The Bar-Kays – Some of Memphis’ Finest
The original Bar-Kays got their name from a billboard for Bacardi rum with missing letters and because it was akin to another Stax band, The Mar-Keys.
