*Say it ain’t so, Larry Dodson! Say it ain’t so! After 47 years as lead vocalist of the iconic funk, soul and R&B group, “The Bar-Kays,” is Larry Dodson really retiring? “It’s true,” said Dodson, in ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — James Alexander, the founder, bass player and CEO of the legendary R&B group…The Bar-Kays…looks back at his connection to Fred Smith and FedEx.

The Bar-Kays began their career in the mid-60s as the house band for Stax Records. They backed many of Stax artists most notably Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes. For more than 40 years The Bar-Kays have ...

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 Beard was a young man, he was recruited by the Bar-Kays while ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis music community along with R&B and funk fans are mourning the loss of Bar-Kays member Frank Thompson. Thompson died on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio after battling liver ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The soul-funk band Bar-Kays is celebrating 50 years in music by donating proceeds from their performances this year to five charities. The band says it plans to give a portion of ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Dodson and founding member of The Bar-Kays, James Alexander, along with the ...