24: “Holy Ghost” by The Bar-Kays
August 6, 2010 Leave a comment
FUNKY FRIDAY.
Here’s one of the funkiest bands of the early 70’s operating at full throttle. “Holy Ghost” weighs in at 8 and a half minutes, plenty of time for the funk to ebb and flow through countless meters of head-bobbing goodness. This song was Bar-Kay’d in 1975.
The Bar-Kays were a Stax Records staple. They backed a bunch of Stax artists including Isaac Hayes on Hot Buttered Soul.
But where the hell did the name “The Bar-Kays” come from? It’s like having a big scary bulldog and naming him “Sparkles.” Just doesn’t fit. I guess it was a different time in the 60’s when they formed, and that was a cooler name then than it sounds now. What’s in a band name, anyway? A good topic to pursue in subsequent posts.
Enjoy the funk.