Stax Music Academy Performs "Soul Finger" for The Bar-Kays

Part of the material shot by Media Source for an upcoming episode of the TV show "Unsung" on cable network TV One. This is a musical tribute performed by high school students at the Stax Music Academy for three members of the groundbreaking Stax Records band The Bar-Kays: original band members Ben Cauley and James Alexander, and lead singer Larry Dodson. Ben Cauley was the only survivor of the 1967 plane crash that killed four members of The Bar-Kays, along with Stax legend Otis Redding. In this video, the Stax Academy students perform The Bar-Kays' first smash hit, "Soul Finger," the name of which was coined by Stax great Isaac Hayes.

Added 17 Jul 2026