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The Barkays’ 45-year career produced 27 albums (5 gold and 1 platinum), 37 singles (28 in the Top Ten) and membership in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Lead singer Larry Dodson and bassist James Alexander rekindled the group in the 1990s, and they continue performing today.

The Bar-Kays - Freak Show On The Dance Floor

The Bar-Kays - Do It

The Barkays were formed in 1966; their first single, "Soul Finger," for Stax/Volt Records in early 1967. The record made the Top 20 Pop and Top 5 R&B charts. En route to a gig on December 10, 1967, four members of the Barkays were killed in the same plane crash that claimed Otis Redding. The surviving Barkays reformed the band, which went on to become a popular funk act, consistently scoring R&B hits through the end of the 1980s.

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