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Bar-Kays

When a talented group of Memphis musicians became the session group at Stax records in 1966 (behind Booker T. and The MG's), they did not know they would birth a musical dynasty. Their name was a play on their favorite drink (Bacardi), but audiences would enjoy their funk-ahol for years. Now, decades later, the last descendants of the Bar-Kays legacy, Larry Dodson and James Alexander continue to do their mentors proud.

Thier hits include "Hit and Run", "Freakshow on the Dancefloor", "Shake Your Rump to the Funk", "Soul Finger", "Move Your Boogie Body", "Freaky Behavior", "Certified True", "Attitudes", "Boogie Body Land" and "Sexomatic".