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Providing Excellence in Entertainment Since 1970
Booking The Bar-Kays
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Larry Dodson
Instrumental Rock,
Funk, Soul, Memphis Soul
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How To Book THE BAR-KAYS For Your Event!
The Bar-Kays
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The
Bar-Kays began as a backing band for Stax, and recorded their own hit "Soul Finger" in 1967. Just as their career was beginning to take off, all of the Bar-Kays, except bassist James Alexander and trumpeter Ben Cauley, were killed in the plane crash that claimed Otis Redding.
After a period of mourning, Alexander reformed the group and they supported
Isaac Hayes on his classic
"Hot Buttered Soul,"
"Shaft," "Movement" and "To Be Continued" LPs. The high profile of the Hayes records assured the revival of their career, and they came back with "Son Of Shaft" in 1971, a top 10 hit. Now consisting of Alexander with Willie Hall (drums), Winston Stewart (organ), Barry Wilkins (guitar), Vernon Burch (guitar), Harvey Henderson (sax) and vocalist Larry Dodson, the Bar-Kays developed a reputation as a fierce live outfit, which was briefly documented on the Wattstax
concert.
Once they were free to record for a new label, they quickly signed to Mercury. "Shake Your Rump To The Funk" kicked off a long string of popularity for the band, reaching #5 in 1976. For the rest of their career, they became expert stylists, doing their variation on whatever style was popular at the moment. While that meant their LPs were less adventurous than before, it also guaranteed chart presence in the form of hit singles. "Let's Have Some Fun," "Move Your Boogie Body," "Hit And
Run," and "She Talks To Me With Her Body" took them from the disco era through the techno-funk of the early 80s. In 1978, a forgotten session from Stax, "Holy Ghost," was released and became a funk classic, despite being completed nearly four years earlier.
They adapted to the advent of rap music with "Freakshow On the Dance Floor," a song from the
"Breakin'" soundtrack that was their biggest hit, peaking at #2. The jams kept coming: "Your Place Or Mine," "Certified True," and their stab at go-go, "Struck By You." They kept touring but recorded less frequently in the 90's. Still, the band marches on, representing Memphis soul as they have for the past four decades.
Hit songs include --
- Move Your Boogie Body
- Soul Finger
- Hit And Run
- Shake Your Rump To The Funk
- Boogie Body Land
- Too Hot To Stop
- Certified True
- Do It (Let Me See You Shake)
- Holy Ghost
- Son of Shaft
- Let's Have Some Fun
- Struck On You
- Sexomatic
- Your Place or Mine
- She Talks To Me With Her Body
- Shine
- Dirty Dancer
- Attitudes
- Today Is The Day
- I'll Dance
The Bar-Kays may be available for your next special event!
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Genre: R&B
Styles:
.Funk. / xFunk
.Instrumental Rock. / InstrumentalRock
.Soul. / xSoul
.Memphis Soul. / MemphisSoul
Years active:
x60s, x70s, x80s, x90s, x00s
1966-present
Formed: ..in Tennessee / formed nTennessee
Formed: ..in Memphis / formed MemphisTN
Formed: in 1966
Based: ..in US
Based: ..in Tennessee / based nTennessee
Based: ..in Memphis /
based MemphisTN
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HOW TO BOOK THE BAR-KAYS?
(i.e., how to hire THE BAR-KAYS for an event)
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more than 50 years, we have successfully helped official talent buyers
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We welcome the opportunity to be of service to you. Let's do this the
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Simply click on the "Let's Get Started!" link found on this page.
Then, send us your request for booking information.
Include information about your plans for your event and how hiring THE BAR-KAYS (or someone similar) might be of special interest.
If you decide you want to look at other names, simply include your talent-fee
budget range and indicate that you want to see who else you might be able to
afford with such a budget. We can send you a list of names that are affordable
and in the style of music you prefer. We hope to save you time and frustration!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BOOK/HIRE THE BAR-KAYS?
(i.e., what is the fee of THE BAR-KAYS for an event?)
(i.e., what is THE BAR-KAYS charging to perform at an event?)
Official booking fees for THE BAR-KAYS, or any other celebrity, are
determined based on a number of factors and may change at anytime without prior
notice.
Factors influencing pricing vary and may include date, location, type of
event, whether a private party or a public concert, the artist's calendar,
whether the artist is on tour or not, how well tickets are selling at the
artist's concerts, the current demand for the artist's music, market activity, etc.
As you might expect, the more in-demand the artist is, the more buyers are
prepared to pay. Of course, this causes the artist's price to increase as
the artist becomes more popular, or decrease when becoming less popular.
Exclusive agents with exclusive representation frequently quote a
range instead of a specific price, since changes can occur at anytime.
Generally, the
artist's manager has a role in the decision to accept any
particular offer from a talent buyer.
To learn the most current artist's pricing, or the estimated
artist's fee for your particular event, simply click on the "Let's Get Started!" link found on this page. Then, send us your request for booking
information.
IS THE BAR-KAYS AVAILABLE TO WORK MY EVENT?
(i.e., what is THE BAR-KAYS's availability?)
To learn the artist's current availability for your special event, simply
click on the "Let's Get Started!" link found on this page. Then, send us
your request for booking information.
Once we have your event/party information, we will be better able to assist
you with putting your entertainment talent booking plans in place as your
entertainment consultant. Let's get this done right! We look forward to working with you!
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