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The Bar-Kays is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Mar-Keys, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Booker T. Jones and Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Those roots explain a lot about how The Bar-Kays arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Con Funk Shun, Lakeside, Cameo, Brick and Ohio Players, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip and The Soul Children, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around The Bar-Kays, reaching back through The Mar-Keys and forward to Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Bar-Kays is an American funk band formed in 1964. The band had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" in 1967, "Son of Shaft" in 1972, and "Boogie Body Land" in 1980. The Bar-Kays also served as the backing band for a variety of singers, including Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding.
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The Bar-Kays connections
The Bar-Kays grew out of The Mar-Keys, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding and Booker T. Jones, shares an orbit with Con Funk Shun, Lakeside, Cameo and Brick, went on to shape Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip and The Soul Children. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Bar-Kays
Sounds and acts that shaped The Bar-Kays.
Artists similar to The Bar-Kays
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Bar-Kays.
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- Lakesideartist
- Cameoartist
- Brickartist
- Ohio Playersartist
- Slaveartist
- Fatback Bandartist
- The J.B.'sartist
- The Mar-Keysartist
- Mass Productionartist
- Zappartist
- The Gap Bandartist
- One Wayartist
- Lyn Collinsartist
- Brothers Johnsonartist
- Rick Jamesartist
- The Whispersartist
- Graham Central Stationartist
- Rose Royceartist
- Bobby Byrdartist
- Brass Constructionartist
- Average White Bandartist
- Zapp & Rogerartist
- Kool & The Gangartist
- S.O.S. Bandartist
- The Timeartist
- The Dramaticsartist
- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
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