| LC control no. | n 92005843 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Bar-Kays (Musical group) |
| Variant(s) | Barkays (Musical group) River Arrows (Musical group) |
| Beginning date | 1966 |
| Located | Memphis (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | Soul music Rhythm and blues music Funk (Music) |
| Affiliation | Stax Records |
| Found in | Its Contagious [SR] p1987: label (Bar-Kays) Rubber souled [SR] p1993: label (Bar Kays) Best of Barkays, 1996: label (Barkays) Oxford music online, November 18, 2013: Encyclopedia of popular music (Bar-Kays; formed in Memphis, Tennessee, by Jimmy King (b. 1949, d. 10 December 1967; guitar), Ronnie Caldwell (b. 1948, d. 10 December 1967; organ), Phalon Jones (b. 1949, d. 10 December 1967; saxophone), Ben Cauley (trumpet), James Alexander (bass) and Carl Cunningham (b. 1949, d. 10 December 1967; drums); originally known as the River Arrows [no entries in catalog]; signed to Stax Records and groomed as the label's second-string house band; employed as Otis Redding's backing group on tour, and most of the members died in the plane crash that also claimed Redding's life; the two surviving members, Alexander and Cunningham, put together a new line-up; primarily a session group; with many personnel changes over the years, the group pursued a funk-based direction and also aimed at the disco market) Wikipedia, November 18, 2013 (The Bar-Kays; American soul, R&B, and funk group formed in 1966 in Memphis, Tennessee; began as a studio session musician group, backing major artists at Stax Records) |
| Invalid LCCN | n 2004070523 |
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