BAR-KAYS GOTTA GROOVE

VOLT RECORDS 1969                                    VOS-6004 

The Bar-Kays began in Memphis, Tennessee as a studio session

musician group, backing major artists at Stax Records. They were

 chosen in 1967 by Otis Redding to play as his backing band.

 On December 10, 1967, Redding, his manager, and band members

 Jimmy King (born 1949; guitar),Ronnie Caldwell (born 1948; electric organ),

 Phalon Jones (born 1949; saxophone), and Carl Cunningham

 (born 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 was

on another plane, since there were eight members in Redding's party

 and the chartered plane could only hold seven. Cauley and Alexander

 rebuilt the group.

The re-formed band consisted of Cauley; Alexander; 

Harvey Henderson, saxophone; Michael Toles, guitar; Ronnie Gorden,

organ; Willie Hall, drums and later Larry Dodson 

(formerly of fellow Stax act The Temprees), lead vocals. The group

backed dozens of major Stax artists on recordings afterwards,

 including Isaac Hayes's Hot Buttered Soul.

credits:

      Ben Cauley - trumpet

Harvey Henderson - tenor sax

Joe Arnold - sax

Andrew Love - sax

Ronnie Gordon - keyboards

Bobby Manuel - keyboards

Michael Toles - guitar

James Alexander - bass

Roy Cunningham - drums

Willie Hall - drums

Larry Dodson - vocals

 Arranged By – Allen Jones*

    Engineer – Bobby Manuel, Ron Capone

    Producer – Allen Jones

 tracks list:

A1 Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music) Part 1 2:53
A2 If This World Were Mine 3:10
A3 In The Hole 2:54
A4 Funky Thang 3:09
A5 Jiving Around 3:15
A6 Grab This Thing 2:14
B1 Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music) Part 2 2:21
B2 Street Walker 3:20
B3 Yesterday 3:19
B4 Humpin' 2:44
B5 Hey Jude 6:04

  

 

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