THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

831-The Bar-Kays-Shake Your Rump to the Funk.

1976-Number 41 single.

Best Bit-At 0.48.Whether it’s your Booty, or your Tail Feather, or your groove thing, or even your money maker, when the call comes for you to take to the dance floor, you must always Shake it.

The Bar-Kays formed in 1966 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, starting out as a studio session group, backing the major artists at Stax Records, as well as releasing their own material. In 1968 bass player James Alexander who was one of original members at the bands formation, and drummer Willie Hall who joined later,played on Isaac Hayes classic Album ‘Hot Buttered Soul.'(see also best songs 1)Their first hit single was ‘Soul Finger,’ which reached Number 17 on Billboard in 1967, and Number 33 in the UK. They have gone on to release 21 studio Albums, the latest in 2012.

On December 10th, 1967, four members of the band were flying with Otis Redding (see also best songs 712 and 377) as they toured as his backing band, when their airplane crashed in to Lake Monona, Wisconsin, United States, while attempting to land at Truax Field.The only survivor of the seven on board was the bands trumpeter Ben Cauley (1947-2015,) bassist James Alexander was on another plane, as the plane carrying Redding held only seven passengers. Cauley and Alexander went on to rebuild the group, eventually shifting the bands sound from the R&B, and Soul of the 1960’s, to the Funk of the 1970’s.

‘Don’t stop dancing to the music, just let the music make you high.We got rhythm you can use it, don’t let this feeling pass you by.’