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ALBUMLast Night - SingleThe Mar-Keys
Albums by The Mar-Keys
ALBUMStax InstrumentalsBooker T. & The M.G.'s & The Mar-Keys
ALBUMMemphis ExperienceThe Mar-Keys
ALBUMDamifiknowThe Mar-Keys
ALBUMThe Great Memphis SoundThe Mar-Keys
ALBUMDo the Pop-EyeThe Mar-Keys
ALBUMLast NightThe Mar-Keys
ALBUMThe Last Night!The Mar-Keys
Artist Biography
As the Stax label's house band in the 1960s, the Mar-Keys were pretty much the architects of the era's Southern soul sound. They started out as the Royal Spades in the late '50s, including saxophonist Packy Axton (son of Stax founder Estelle Axton) as well as all the future members of Booker T. & the M.G.'s and the Memphis Horns. The Mar-Keys--who also recorded on their own--backed the entire stellar Stax roster of the time, from Otis Redding to Rufus Thomas, officially disbanding in 1971.
Hometown
Memphis, TN, United States
Genre
R&B/Soul