Mar-Keys

The Mar-Keys, formed in 1958, were a studio session band for the Stax label from Memphis, Tennessee in the 1960s. As the first house band for the label, their backing music formed the foundation for the early 1960s Stax sound.

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They also recorded organ- and saxophone-oriented singles of their own, scoring a number three hit nationally with "Last Night" in 1961. Other singles of theirs from the early 1960s include "Philly Dog" and "Pop-eye 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 and other national labels. The legacy of the Mar-Keys and later groups its members founded was that of having been key players in the development of soul music styles like Southern soul and Memphis soul.

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