early 70s lip synced version of the 1967 classic: 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 and tutored to do so by Al Jackson, Jr., Booker T. Jones, and the other members of the M.G.s.Their first single, Soul Finger, was issued on April 14, 1967, reaching #3 on the U.S. Billboard R&B Singles chart and #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. On December 10, 1967, Redding, his manager, and band members Jimmie King, Ronnie Caldwell electric organ, Phalon Jones saxophone and Carl Cunningham drums died when their airplane plunged into Lake Monona while attempting to land at Truax Field, both near Madison, Wisconsin. Redding and the band were scheduled to play their next concerts in Madison. Trumpeter Ben Cauley survived the crash. Bassist James Alexander was on another plane, as the plane only held seven passengers. 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 Hayess Hot Buttered Soul.
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