Name: Gotta Groove
Brand: Bar-Kays

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Catalogue number

CR00201

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-11-01

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Supplier US

Unive­rsal

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

888072092679

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Bar-Kays

Genre US

Funk / Soul

Label US

Craft Recordings

The Bar-Kays were originally formed in 1966 as a sextet and their biggest hit was 'Soul Finger'. They looked like they had a healthy career in front of them as a session band & recording outfit before the backbone of the group was killed, along with [a=Otis Redding], in a horrific plane crash. 

Only Ben Cauley survived the crash and went on to form what could be dubbed Bar-Kays Mark II. James Alexander (Bass) was also one of the original members but was not aboard the plane because of limited seats on Redding's plane. For Alexander and Cauley and new members Michael Toles, Willie Hall, Ronnie Gordon and Harvey Henderson, the track 'Sang & Dance' was one of the first tracks from the new group, cut in late 1969.

Released in 1969 on Stax subsidiary label Volt Records, the Bar-Kays’ Gotta Groove marked a triumphant return by a band reeling from tragedy after four members of the band were killed in a plane crash with Otis Redding in 1967. Surviving members Ben Cauley and James Alexander rebuilt the Bar-Kays with new musicians, and by 1969 they were back in the studio working with artists like Isaac Hayes. Gotta Groove was their first release with the new members and it stands as a testament to their talent.

Tracklist: Side A: 1. Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music) [Part I] 2. If This World Were Mine 3. In The Hole 4. Funky Thang 5. Jiving Round 6. Grab This Thing Side B: 1. Don't Stop Dancing (To The Music) [Part II] 2. Street Walker 3. Yesterday 4. Humpin' 5. Hey Jude

Gotta Groove

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