Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a career keeping the beat for funk band the Bar-Kays, Columbus drummer Michael Beard died Aug. 25. He was 69 years old. When ...

Stafford Avenue in Memphis is scheduled to get a new name on April 24: James E. Alexander Avenue James Alexander, the last surviving member of The Bar-Kays band that backed soul music star Otis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ELKHART — This year’s Leroy Robinson Southern Soul & Soul Music Festival at The Lerner Theatre, Aug. 10-17, features two iconic ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Stax Museum says a street is being renamed for James Alexander, the last surviving member of The Bar-Kays band that backed soul music star Otis Redding. Located near the Stax ...

When Larry Dodson got a phone call inviting him to join The Bar-Kays, he hesitated. For one thing, he told The Daily Times this week, he had a decent gig with Memphis doo-wop outfit The Temprees. For ...

Memphis soul band The Bar-Kays will be honored with the 2023 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Outstanding Achievement Award and will star in the "halftime spectacular" of the game on Dec. 29, it was announced ...

Maybe the Bar-Kays weren't feeling the energy from today's afternoon Summerfest crowd. Lead singer Chris J. admonished us halfway through: "Milwaukee, Wisconsin, you should be ashamed of yourself." ...

James Alexander, the last surviving member of The Bar-Kays band that backed soul music star Otis Redding, will have a street renamed after him in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, Stax Museum said.

ELKHART — This year’s Leroy Robinson Southern Soul & Soul Music Festival at The Lerner Theatre, Aug. 10-17, features two iconic bands whose music helped define generations: The Bar-Kays and Lakeside.