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the Mar-Keys ~ 1966 ~ The Great Menphis Sound
genre: soul, funk
state: us
quality: mp3 (320k, covers, 95 mb)
time: 31'13"
misc.: comilation of '66-'69 recordings
wikipedia:
The group began as The Royal Spades and had tried unsuccessfully to get a record made for the local Satellite Records even though tenor sax player Charles "Packy" Axton's mother and uncle owned that label. When they were finally able to get a record made, Axton's mother Estelle Axton convinced the group to change their name and they chose The Mar-Keys.
They also recorded organ and saxophone oriented singles of their own, scoring a number-three hit nationally with "Last Night" in 1961. It sold over one million copies, earning gold disc recognition. Keyboards were played by Jerry Lee "Smoochy" Smith. Other singles of theirs from the early 1960s include "Philly Dog" and "Popeye Stroll." Members of this rhythm section later formed other nationally prominent Memphis studio session groups, including the Memphis Horns, the Packers, and Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Each of these offshoot groups also recorded popular instrumental albums of their own, in addition to serving as the backing band on albums by dozens of rock, R&B, and soul music stars on Stax, Volt and other national labels. In the second half of the 1960s, the Mar-Keys name was used whenever the three members of the Memphis Horns teamed with Booker T & the MGs in live performances. (The two groups shared billing on a live album in 1967, Back to Back, from a concert in Paris.) The legacy of the Mar-Keys and later groups was that of having been key players in the development of soul music styles like Southern soul and Memphis soul. The Mar-Keys recently[when?] regrouped with a lineup consisting of former M.G. Lewis Steinberg, original members Floyd Newman, Smoochie Smith, Don Nix, Terry Johnson and Wayne Jackson and original member Packy Axton's son Chuck
A1 Honey Pot
A2 Plantation Inn
A3 Loving You Too Long
A4 Cleo's Back
A5 Grab This Thing
B1 Philly Dog
B2 Walking With The Duke
B3 The Girl From Ipanema
B4 In The Mood
B5 "Dear James" Medley (Night Train, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, I Got You, Good Loving, I'll Go Crazy)
in various times:
Steve Cropper - guitar
Charlie "Redman" Freeman - guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
Charles "Packy" Axton - tenor sax
Floyd Newman - saxophone, vocals on "Last Night"
Don Nix - saxophone
James Terry Johnson - piano, drums
Wayne Jackson - trombone, trumpet
Jerry Lee "Smoochie" Smith - keyboards
Booker T. Jones - keyboards
Isaac Hayes - organ
Al Jackson, Jr. - drums
Billy Purser (aka Gary Burbank) - drums
Rick Keefer [bass guitar]
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