Roots of The Bar-Kays
The artists and genres The Bar-Kays came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
Isaac Hayesartist
Otis Reddingartist
Booker T. Jonesartist
Booker T. & the M.G.'sartist
The Tempreesartist
Mtumeartist
Black MerdaartistBlack Merda is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan active from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s and reuniting in 2005. The core band members are guitarist/vocalist Anthony Hawkins, bassist/guitarist/vocalist VC L. Veasey, and guitarist/vocalist Charles Hawkins, plus original drummer/vocalist Tyrone Hite. Hite was a native of Detroit; the Hawkins brothers and Veasey were all born in Lyon, Mississippi and came of age in Detroit.
The Mar-KeysartistThe Mar-Keys were an American studio session band for Stax Records, in Memphis, Tennessee, in the 1960s. Formed in 1958 as the first house band for the label, their backing music formed the foundation for the early 1960s Stax sound.