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The Bar‐Kays (1966 - )

Group - United States

Releases (45)

Official

Album

  1. Soul Finger 1967
  2. Gotta Groove 1969
  3. Black Rock 1971
  4. Do You See What I See? 1972
  5. Coldblooded 1974
  6. Too Hot to Stop 1976
  7. Flying High on Your Love 1977
  8. Light of Life 27 Nov 1978
  9. Money Talks 1978
  10. Injoy 15 Oct 1979
  11. As One 20 Nov 1980
  12. Nightcruising 26 Oct 1981
  13. Propositions 25 Oct 1982
  14. Dangerous 15 Mar 1984
  15. Banging the Wall 15 Oct 1985 (as Bar‐Kays)
  16. Contagious 28 Sep 1987
  17. Animal 23 Jan 1989
  18. 48 Hours 1994
  19. Greatest Hits 07 May 2003
  20. The Real Thing 2003
  21. House Party 2007 (as Bar-Kays)

Album - Compilation

  1. The Best of the Bar-Kays 1988
  2. The Best of Bar-Kays 18 May 1993
  3. Black Rock / Gotta Groove 20 Jun 1994
  4. The Best of Bar-Kays, Volume 2 21 May 1996
  5. The Bar-Kays Greatest Hits 04 Aug 1998
  6. The Ballads Collection 1999
  7. 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bar-Kays 12 Jul 2005
  8. Too Hot to Stop & Flying High on Your Love 25 May 2010
  9. Light of Life & Injoy 15 Jul 2013
  10. As One / Nightcruising / Propositions / Dangerous 12 Jan 2018
  11. The Definitive Collection 2019
  12. Stax Records Presents 20 May 2024
  13. Greatest Hits: Too Hot to Stop
  14. Cuts
  15. Cuts 2

Single

  1. Give Everybody Some / Don’t Do That 1967
  2. Copy Kat / In the Hole 1968 (as The Bar-Kays)
  3. Midnight Cowboy / A.J. the House Fly Jul 1969
  4. Sang and Dance / Son of Shaft 1971
  5. Dance, Dance, Dance 1972
  6. Shake Your Rump to the Funk 1976
  7. Holy Ghost / Monster Nov 1978
  8. Do It (Let Me See You Shake) 1982
  9. Sexomatic Oct 1984 (as Bar-Kays)

Relationships (16)

Members

  1. Carl Cunningham (1966 - 10 Dec 1967) original
  2. Ronnie Caldwell (1966 - 10 Dec 1967) original
  3. Jimmy King (1966 - 10 Dec 1967) original
  4. Phalon Jones (1966 - 10 Dec 1967) original
  5. James Alexander original
  6. Ron Gorden (1968 - 1970) additional, keyboard
  7. Harvey Henderson (1968 - 1993) saxophone
  8. Winston Stewart (1970) keyboard
  9. Michael Toles guitar
  10. Lloyd Smith guitar
  11. Carl Sims
  12. Charles Allen
  13. Ben Cauley
  14. Frank Thompson
  15. Larry Dodson
  16. Michael Beard

Recordings by (295)

  1. Knucklehead 2:22 (1967)
  2. Bar‐Kay’s Boogaloo 2:18 (1967)
  3. Hole in the Wall 2:35 (1967)
  4. Don’t Do That 2:48 (1967)
  5. Give Everybody Some 2:20 (1967)
  6. Soul Finger 2:22 (1967) mono
  7. With a Child’s Heart 3:00 (1967) mono
  8. Bar-Kay’s Boogaloo 2:18 (1967) mono
  9. Theme From Hell’s Angels 2:49 (1967) mono
  10. You Can’t Sit Down 3:09 (1967) mono
  11. House Shoes 2:49 (1967) mono
  12. Pearl High 2:38 (1967) mono
  13. I Want Someone 3:12 (1967) mono
  14. In the Hole 2:55 (1968)
  15. Copy Kat 2:21 (1968)
  16. Midnight Cowboy 2:49 (Jul 1969)
  17. A.J. the Housefly 2:39 (Jul 1969)
  18. Yesterday 3:19 (1969)
  19. Don’t Stop Dancing (to the Music) (Part 1) 2:55 (1969)
  20. If This World Was Mine 3:10 (1969)
  21. Funky Thang 3:09 (1969)
  22. Jiving 'round 3:15 (1969)
  23. Grab This Thing 2:14 (1969)
  24. Don’t Stop Dancing (To the Music), Part 2 2:21 (1969)
  25. Street Walker 3:20 (1969)
  26. Humpin’ 2:44 (1969)
  27. Hey Jude 6:04 (1969)
  28. Hot Hips 2:17 (1969)
  29. I've Been Trying 4:15 (1971)
  30. You Don't Know Like I Know 6:30 (1971)
  31. Dance to the Music 5:23 (1971)
  32. A Piece of Your Peace 4:05 (1971)
  33. Six O'Clock News Report 4:08 (1971)
  34. How Sweet It Would Be 3:48 (1971)
  35. Baby I Love You 8:36 (1971)
  36. Montego Bay 2:44 (1971)
  37. Sang And Dance 2:57 (1971)
  38. Son of Shaft 3:20 (1971)
  39. Son of Shaft / Feel It 11:00 (1972) live, 1972-08-20: Memorial Coliseum: Los Angeles
  40. I Can’t Turn You Loose 3:59 (1972) live, 1972-08-20: Memorial Coliseum: Los Angeles
  41. Dance, Dance, Dance (Part 1) 3:00 (1972)
  42. Do You See What I See? 6:33 (1972)
  43. God Is Watching 3:55 (1972)
  44. Be Yourself 3:35 (1972)
  45. You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me 4:52 (1972)
  46. You’re Still My Brother 3:32 (1972)
  47. Your Good Thing Is About to Come to an End 4:42 (1972)
  48. It Ain’t Easy 3:35 (1972)
  49. Love Pollution 3:28 (1972)
  50. Memphis at Sunrise 3:23 (1972)
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On Recordings (14)

Orchestra

  1. Angel of Mercy 4:20 Albert King (1972)
  2. Little Brother 2:49 Albert King (1972)
  3. I'll Play the Blues for You 7:19 Albert King (1972)
  4. Answer to the Laundromat Blues 4:37 Albert King (1972)
  5. I’ll Be Doggone 5:41 Albert King (1972)
  6. Don't Burn Down the Bridge 5:07 Albert King (1972)
  7. High Cost of Loving 2:56 Albert King (1972)
  8. Breaking Up Somebody’s Home 7:19 Albert King (1972)

Performer

  1. (They Long to Be) Close to You 9:05 Isaac Hayes (Nov 1971) guest
  2. Going in Circles 7:01 Isaac Hayes (Nov 1971) guest

Instruments

  1. Walk on By 12:02 Isaac Hayes (1969)
  2. Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic 9:39 Isaac Hayes (1969)
  3. One Woman 5:09 Isaac Hayes (1969)
  4. By the Time I Get to Phoenix 18:41 Isaac Hayes (1969)

Credited as (18)

  1. The Bar Kays
  2. Barkays
  3. Bar Kays
  4. Bar-Kays
  5. Nappy Roots feat. The Barkays
  6. The Bar‐Kays
  7. The Bar‐Kays / The Meters
  8. Bar‐Kays
  9. Fatback Band / Bar-Kays / Graham Central Station
  10. The Bar-Kays
  11. Bar Keys
  12. Delegation / The Bar-Kays / Sylvester / Spargo
  13. Allen Jones
  14. The Bar-Kays feat. 8Ball & MJG
  15. Nappy Roots featuring The Barkays
  16. Marvin Gaye / Ne Yo / George Michael / Salt 'N' Pepa / Madonna / Color Me Badd / Cheat Codes & Kris Kross Amsterdam / Hot Chocolate / James Brown / Britney Spears / Bar‐Kays / N‐Trance feat. Rod Stewart / One Way / Justin Timberlake feat. Timbaland / Apollonia 6 / Eurythmics / Right Said Fred / Tom Jones feat. Mousse T.
  17. DJ Koco A.K.A. Shimokita / Rare Earth / Ruby Andrews / Kool & the Gang / George McCrae / Bobby Byrd / Myra Barnes / James Brown / Joe Tex / The Bar‐Kays / Aretha Franklin / Big Daddy Kane
  18. DJ Koco A.K.A. Shimokita / Assagai / Gregory Washington / Paul Horn / Gerald Wilson Orchestra / The Main Ingredient / Kool & the Gang / Solomon Burke / Bobby Franklin's Insanity / Hot Chocolate / B.T. Express / Zapp / The Bar‐Kays / Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band / Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth / The Temptations / Average White Band / Pleasure / Ralph MacDonald / Kraftwerk / Malcolm McLaren / The Magic Disco Machine

Works (1)

Wrote

  1. Hit and Run

Links (25)

Official Homepages

  1. http://thebar-kays.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_bar_kays
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/10279359-1
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13958585p
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92005843
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92005843

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-12068/the-bar-kays/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/The+Bar-Kays

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/251031

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/40301

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000048300

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1931209/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/122769079

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2080089

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Z4CzYz9ieK8q9XiVMPkW5
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/11204

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/382848
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/382848
  3. https://music.apple.com/de/artist/382848

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/13643
  2. https://music.apple.com/de/artist/382848
  3. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/382848
  4. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/382848

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/barkaysmusic?_rdr=p
  2. https://twitter.com/BarKays