The Mar Keys

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The Mar-Keys were an American instrumental R&B and soul group from Memphis, best known as one of the early house bands for Stax Records and for their 1961 hit "Last Night."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf R&B band
instrumental ensemble
musical group
soul band
activeInPeriod 1960s
associatedAct Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Stax house band
The Memphis Horns
basedIn Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis
bestKnownFor being an early house band for Stax Records
their 1961 hit Last Night
cityOfOrigin Memphis
countryOfOrigin United States
formedInDecade 1960s
genre Memphis soul
instrumental R&B
rhythm and blues
soul
hasInfluenceOn Southern soul music
hasMember Andrew Love
Charlie Freeman
Don Nix
Donald Duck Dunn
Gil Caple
Jerry Lee Smoochy Smith
Joe Arnold
Packy Axton
Ronnie Angel
Steve Cropper
Terry Johnson
Wayne Jackson
influencedGenre Memphis soul sound
instrumentation bass
drums
guitar
horn section
keyboards
languageOfWork instrumental music
locationOfFormation Memphis, Tennessee
linked to: Memphis
notableSong Last Night
Morning After
Philly Dog
Pop-Eye Stroll
notableWork Last Night
partOf Stax Records studio band tradition
recordLabel Satellite Records
Stax Records
role house band for Stax Records

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The Mar-Keys alsoKnownAs The Mar Keys