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07-17-2012, 10:59 AM
|  | I wanna be...say, what day is it today, Ted? | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Location, Location | | | Who was the bassist for Carla Thomas on Wattstax?
Anyone know? Little help? Thanks!  
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07-17-2012, 11:00 AM
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07-17-2012, 11:08 AM
|  | (aka Greg Harman) | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dunbar, West Virginia | | | Booker T & the MG's were the studio musicians and backup band on live gigs for almost all the Volt/Stax artists (along with the Bar-Kays, the Mar-Keys and Memphis Horns).
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07-17-2012, 11:44 AM
|  | C'mon man! | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hawaii | | | I'm pretty sure it was the very underrated James Alexander from the Bar-Kays.
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07-17-2012, 12:05 PM
| | I wanna be...say, what day is it today, Ted? | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Location, Location | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry I'm pretty sure it was the very underrated James Alexander from the Bar-Kays. | Yeah, that was my guess too. The Bar-Kays played at Wattstax, so it would make sense. I'll probably go with that. Just wondering if there was an outside chance that anyone knew for sure. It's a pretty far out in left field question, I know. That cat is laying down some heavy stuff, whoever he is.
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Originally Posted by hover tell him the cab could double as a pulpit. A gloriously rawkin pulpit. | |
07-17-2012, 12:26 PM
| | (aka Greg Harman) | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dunbar, West Virginia | | According to Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattstax the Bar-Kays are listed as playing at Wattstax and BT & the Mg's are not. Most of the Volt/Stax stable participated so the Bar-Kays were probably the backing band.
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07-17-2012, 06:17 PM
| | | I think Booker T quit working with Stax in 1970 or so; movie's from '73.
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09-18-2012, 03:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tulsa, OK | | | Love those BAR-KAYS !!
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09-18-2012, 07:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: South Calif. | | | I love that song, great voice....especially the Wattstax version....James Alexander on bass. |
09-18-2012, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by etoncrow According to Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattstax the Bar-Kays are listed as playing at Wattstax and BT & the Mg's are not. Most of the Volt/Stax stable participated so the Bar-Kays were probably the backing band. | For most of the acts, according to Unsung Con Funk Shun, under a previous name, was backing Rufus Thomas and the Bar Kays were their mentors
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04-22-2013, 08:37 PM
| | C'mon man! | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hawaii | | | James Alexander is the bassist for the band Booker T put together for the White House tribute to Memphis that has been airing on PBS lately.
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