SATURDAY 2/18. East Arkansas Community College, Forrest City. 7:30 p.m. $44. In 1967, things were going swimmingly for the Bar-Kays. While they were still finishing high school, their first single, ...

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.

On Dec. 10, 1967, the private plane carrying soul singer Otis Redding and five members of the Bar-Kays band who backed him up crashed while attempting to land near Madison, Wisconsin. The plane went ...

If you had asked Larry Dodson and James Alexander a few decades ago if they planned to still be recording music in 2014, their answer would have been no. But on December 4th, the two leading members ...

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 ...