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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Alexander_(musician)James Alexander (musician) - Wikipedia

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   James Alexander was the bassist for the Bar-Kays when four of the six band members, including Jones, were killed in the same plane crash that claimed the life of soul singer Otis Redding. Alexander was the only Bar-Kays member not aboard that flight.

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     Interview with James Alexander of the Bar-Kays

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     James Alexander Bass Guitarist with Stax Recording Artists the Bar-Kays

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3. tidal.com › magazine › articleSoul Survivor: The Bar-Kays’ James Alexander in Conversation

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   Jun 21, 2021 · Soul Survivor: The Bar-Kays’ James Alexander in Conversation. The Bar-Kays’ lone founding member reflects on his half-century-plus in R&B — and details a tragedy that changed the course of American music. June 21, 2021 by Jeff Tamarkin.

4. www.npr.org › 2023/02/12 › 1156391982James Alexander of the Bar-Kays on 50 years of the concert ...

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   Feb 12, 2023 · RASCOE: That's James Alexander, bassist of The Bar-Kays, one of the many acts in Wattstax. The documentary that brought the concert to theaters across America was released 50 years ago this...

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   What happened to the Bar-Kays?

   • Along with the 26-year-old Redding, four of the Bar-Kays, a valet and the pilot had perished. The Bar-Kays had been together only a year, serving as Redding’s traveling band and launching a promising career as a stand-alone all-instrumental unit.

   Soul Survivor: The Bar-Kays’ James Alexander in Conversation

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   Did you know Bar-Kays have Bacardi rum?

   • We saw this billboard that said Bacardi Rum, and believe it or not, that played into the name Bar-Kays too. Don’t ask me how we got to that point, but in a weird kind of way, between the Bar-Kay Ranch and the Bacardi Rum, we ended up with the Bar-Kays.

   Soul Survivor: The Bar-Kays’ James Alexander in Conversation

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   What happened to James Alexander & Otis Redding?

   • Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. December 10, 1967 is one date James Alexander will surely never forget. That was the day he lost all but one of his bandmates in the Bar-Kays, and their employer — soul music giant Otis Redding — in a plane crash. It fell to Alexander to identify the bodies. “It took three days,” says the bassist, now 73.

   Soul Survivor: The Bar-Kays’ James Alexander in Conversation

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   What happened to Redding & the Bar-Kays?

   • Redding and the Bar-Kays, the singer’s Memphis-based backup group and budding hitmakers in their own right, had finished a few dates in Cleveland when they boarded a small private aircraft scheduled to take them to their next gig in Madison, Wisconsin.

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6. www.youtube.com › watchInterview with James Alexander of the Bar-Kays - YouTube

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   Aug 26, 2016 · The Bar-Kays Music. 42K subscribers. Subscribed. 25. 1.7K views 7 years ago. Interview with James Alexander of the Barkays. James expresses his excitement of preforming in downtown...

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bar-KaysBar-Kays - Wikipedia

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   Alexander's son is the award-winning rapper and record producer Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander, named after Phalon Jones, who died in the 1967 plane crash. In 2013, the group was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. On June 6, 2015, the Bar-Kays were inducted into the Official Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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9. www.commercialappeal.com › story › lifeThe Bar-Kays' story can be an inspiration for everyone

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   Jun 3, 2018 · The Bar-Kays have recorded 29 albums. They’ve played all over world. Alexander remains the bass player and promoter. When asked, “How have you kept it going all these years?”— Alexander...

10. www.soultracks.com › story-street-james-alexanderMemphis street to be named after James Alexander of the Bar-Kays

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    He is the founder and only living member of the original Bar-Kays, Otis Redding’s Stax touring band and pioneers in the funk genre. The new moniker will change the name from Stafford Avenue to “James E. Alexander Avenue.”