Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis musician launched a creative residency in Soulsville, helping local artists. For James Alexander, ...

*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 ...

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 ...

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." ...

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, ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tributes continue to pour in from across the globe following the death of legendary guitarist, songwriter and producer Steve Cropper, a cornerstone of the Stax Records sound and one ...

The concert documentary "Wattstax" was released 50 years ago this month. It featured Stax Records' entire roster at the time. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to James Alexander of the Bar-Kays. Los Angeles, ...

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.

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 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis musician launched a creative residency in Soulsville, helping local artists. For James Alexander, founding bassist of the Bar-Kays and the group’s last surviving original ...

Los Angeles, 1972. On the seventh anniversary of the Watts riots, the soul and funk label Stax Records staged an enormous concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It was called Wattstax. The ...