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The Bar-Kays

United States 1960s 2020s 1980s 2010s 1970s 2000s

About The Bar-Kays

The Bar-Kays is an American funk band formed in 1964. The band had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" in 1967, "Son of Shaft" in 1972, and "Boogie Body Land" in 1980. The Bar-Kays also served as the backing band for a variety of singers, including Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding.

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Origin

Members

Phalon Jones

multi-instrumentalist

Winston Stewart

keyboardist

Ben Cauley

multi-instrumentalist

Frank Thompson

multi-instrumentalist

Jimmy King

multi-instrumentalist

The Bar-Kays by Type

Solo Rare Live Backstage Interview

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Thumbnail for William Bell - I've Got To Go On Without You (Official Visualizer from "The Man In The Street") by The Staple Singers, Otis Redding, The Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes

William Bell - I've Got To Go On Without You (Official Visualizer from "The Man In The Street")

The Staple Singers, Otis Redding, The Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes

The Bar-Kays by Decade

1960s 1970s 1980s 2000s 2010s

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James Alexander

multi-instrumentalist

Larry Dodson

multi-instrumentalist

Michael Toles

guitarist

Ronnie Caldwell

multi-instrumentalist

Ron Gorden

keyboardist

Charles Allen

multi-instrumentalist

Carl Sims

multi-instrumentalist

Carl Cunningham

multi-instrumentalist

Harvey Henderson

saxophonist

Michael Beard

multi-instrumentalist

Lloyd Smith

guitarist

Thumbnail for William Bell - Any Other Way (Official Visualizer) by The Staple Singers, R.E.M., Otis Redding, The Four Tops, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Byrds, John Lee Hooker, The Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes

William Bell - Any Other Way (Official Visualizer)

The Staple Singers, R.E.M., Otis Redding, The Four Tops, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Byrds, John Lee Hooker, The Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes

Rare14 clips

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2:22
William Bell - Can’t Make Enough (from Written In Their Soul/Official Visualizer)
The Staple Singers, Otis Redding, Steve Cropper, The Bar-Kays, Songwriter, Isaac Hayes
2020sRare
1:41
William Bell - I Won’t Do You No Dirt (from Written In Their Soul/Official Visualizer)
The Staple Singers, Otis Redding, Steve Cropper, The Bar-Kays, Songwriter, Isaac Hayes
2020sRare
4:38
SON OF DAVE - 'Soul Finger' (The Bar-Kays) // LOST & FOUND SESSIONS
The Bar-Kays
RareLive
5:47
THE BAR-KAYS - ANTICIPATION
The Bar-Kays
1980sRare

Solo10 clips

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3:54
William Bell - I've Got To Go On Without You (Official Visualizer from "The Man In The Street")
The Staple Singers, Otis Redding, The Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes
1960sSoloRare
2:30
William Bell - Any Other Way (Official Visualizer)
The Staple Singers, R.E.M., Otis Redding, The Four Tops, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Byrds, John Lee Hooker, The Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes
1960sSoloRare
2:58
William Bell - The Man In The Street (Official Visualizer from "The Man In The Street")
The Staple Singers, Otis Redding, The Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes
1960sSoloRare
2:45
William Bell - Every Man Ought To Have A Woman (Official Visualizer)
The Staple Singers, R.E.M., Otis Redding, The Four Tops, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Byrds, John Lee Hooker, The Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes
1960sSoloRare

Backstage2 clips

6:25
Midnight Star - No Parking (On the Dance Floor) Live & backstage, Mission Theater, Riverside, Ca.
The Bar-Kays
2010sBackstageRare
6:19
Backstage Pass The Barkay's Webisode#1
The Bar-Kays
BackstageRare

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14:41
The Bar-Kays - James Alexander Interview 5/7/14 www.thegroovewithcharleshightower.com
The Bar-Kays
InterviewRare

More from 1960s

See The Bar-Kays Live

Tickets

6

Jun

2026

Funk-A-Palooza: feat. Morris Day and the Time, SOS Band, Bar-Kays

Portsmouth Pavilion

Portsmouth, US

14

Aug

2026

Leroy Robinson Festival: The Bar-Kays

The Lerner Theatre

Elkhart, US

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