The Bar-Kays: The Greatest Of is a compilation album by the American soul and funk band The Bar-Kays, launched in 1976. The album options a number of the band’s hottest songs, together with “Soul Finger,” “Son of Shaft,” and “Holy Ghost.”
The Bar-Kays had been fashioned in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1962. The band’s unique lineup included James Alexander (guitar), Ronnie Caldwell (bass), Phalon Jones (drums), and Ben Cauley (trumpet). The Bar-Kays rapidly turned one of the crucial well-liked dwell bands within the Memphis space, they usually quickly caught the eye of Stax Information. In 1967, the band signed with Stax and launched their debut album, Soul Finger.