FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A little Memphis funk made its way to Northwest Arkansas this week, and it’s all in the name of innovation. James Alexander, bassist for the legendary Bar-Kays and a Memphis Music ...

*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 ...

After a career keeping the beat for funk band the Bar-Kays, Columbus drummer Michael Beard died Aug. 25. He was 69 years old. When Beard was a young man, he was recruited by the Bar-Kays while ...

Stafford Avenue in Memphis is scheduled to get a new name on April 24: James E. Alexander Avenue James Alexander, the last surviving member of The Bar-Kays band that backed soul music star Otis ...

The late summer and fall will be a busy time for music at the Overton Park Shell. Performances at the historic Midtown venue are set to resume this month, with a big, ticketed benefit concert, as well ...

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 ...