Quietstorm of THE BAR-KAYS
PART 1&
PART 2
1967 - Hole In the Wall
1967 - I Want Someone
1969 - Hey Jude
1969 - If This World Were Mine
1971 - Baby I Love You
1971 - How Sweet It Would Be
1971 - I've Been Trying
1972 - God Is Watching
1972 - Your Good Thing (Is About To End)
1972 - You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
1974 - Harmony
1976 - Spellbound
1976 - Summer Of Our Love
1977 - Attitudes
1977 - Flying High On Your Love
1977 - Standing On The Outside
1977 - You Can't Run Away
1978 - I Lean On You And You Lean On Me
1978 - Mean Mistreater
1978 - Were The Happiest People In The World
1979 - Running In And Out Of My Life
1979 - You've Been
1980 - Deliver Us
1980 - Open Your Heart
1980 - Say It Tthrough Love
1980 - Take The Time To Love Somebody
1981 - Feels Like I'm Falling In Love
1981 - Unforgettable Dream
1982 - Anticipation
1982 - I Can't Believe You're Leaving Me
1984 - Lovers Should Never Fall In Love
1984 - Make Believe Lover
1985 - Love Don't Wait
1985 - Paper Doll
1987 - Many Mistakes
1987 - This Could Be The Night
1988 - Leaving You
1988 - Missing
1994 - If It Takes All Night
1994 - If Loving You Is Wrong
1994 - Out Of My Mind
2003 - Just 2
2003 - Let's Get Bizzy
2003 - My Everything
2003 - We Can't Stay Together
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posted by QS_Bird at 10:39 AM
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Bar-Kays
If there were an honorary award for longevity, the Bar-Kays would surely receive one for persevering through some very difficult times. The Memphis band began as a backing band for Stax, and recorded their own hit "Soul Finger" in 1967. Just as their career was beginning to take off, all of the Bar Kays except bassist James Alexander and trumpeter Ben Cauley were killed in the plane crash that claimed Otis Redding.
After a period of mourning, Alexander reformed the group and they supported Isaac Hayes on his classic Hot Buttered Soul, Shaft, Movement and To Be Continued LPs. The high profile of the Hayes records assured the revival of their career, and they came back with "Son Of Shaft" in 1971, a top 10 hit. Now consisting of Alexander with Willie Hall (drums), Winston Stewart (organ), Barry Wilkins (guitar), Vernon Burch (guitar), Harvey Henderson (sax) and vocalist Larry Dodson, the Bar- Kays developed a reputation as a fierce live outfit, which was briefly documented on the Wattstax concert.
The rest of their tenure on Stax failed to produce any notable hits. This was partly due to the organizational problems Stax was having, but also by the Bar-Kays' approach to music, which would include everything from pop covers ("Montego Bay") to guitar-driven funk ("Humpin") and what they called "black rock."
Once they were free to record for a new label, they quickly signed to Mercury. "Shake Your Rump To The Funk" kicked off a long string of popularity for the band, reaching #5 in 1976. For the rest of their career, they became expert stylists, doing their variation on whatever style was popular at the moment. While that meant their LPs were less adventurous than before, it also guaranteed chart presence in the form of hit singles. "Let's Have Some Fun," "Move Your Boogie Body," "Hit And Run," and "She Talks To Me With Her Body" took them from the disco era through the techno-funk of the early 80s. In 1978, a forgotten session from Stax, "Holy Ghost," was released and became a funk classic, despite being completed nearly 4 years earlier.
They adapted to the advent of rap music with "Freakshow On the Dance Floor," a song from the Breakin' soundtrack that was their biggest hit, peaking at #2. The jams kept coming: "Your Place Or Mine," "Certified True," and their stab at go-go, "Struck By You." They kept touring but recorded less frequently in the 90s. Still, the band marches on, representing Memphis soul as they have for the past four decades.
Soul Finger (Volt, 1967)
Gotta Groove (Volt, 1969)
Black Rock (Volt, 1971)
Do You See What I See (Volt, 1972)
Too Hot To Stop (Mercury, 1976)
Flying High On Your Love (Mercury, 1977)
Money Talks (Stax, 1978)
Light of Life (Mercury, 1978)
Injoy (Mercury, 1979)
As One (Mercury, 1980)
Nightcruising (Mercury, 1981)
Propositions (Mercury, 1982)
Dangerous (Mercury, 1984)
Banging The Wall (Mercury, 1985)
Contagious (Mercury, 1987)
Animal (Mercury, 1989)
Best Of (Polygram, 1993)
48 Hours (Basix, 1994)
Best Of Volume 2 (Polygram, 1996)
Ballads Collection (Polygram, 1998)
Much thanks for this on a music front and information you've provided. They are similar to the Temptations as they have had many incarnations but continued on!!!
Thank you for this post and your generosity as always. WALKMAN @ THE READY FOR MY COMMUTE TO WORK.I'll look forward to this.
Respect,
Eugene
Thank you as always QS/Raymun.
I really appreciate everything you do here.The information is great.
THANKS AGAIN.
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