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Phalon R. Jones, Jr. (1948 – December 10, 1967) was an American soul and R&B musician. Jones was a saxophonist for musical group the Bar-Kays, which recorded with and also played backup for Otis Redding.
The Bar-Kays, auch The Barkays, ist eine US-amerikanische Funkband aus Memphis, Tennessee, die seit ihrer Gründung 1966 bis heute aktiv ist. Die Formation spielte u. a. als Studioband mit Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, The Staple Singers und Rufus Thomas. 1967 veröffentlichte sie ihr erstes Album.
Alexander's son is the award-winning rapper and record producer Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander, named after Phalon Jones, who died in the 1967 plane crash. In 2013, the group was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.
2. Feb. 2015 · The Bar-Kays were a Stax Records soul band that backed Otis Redding and had hits like 'Soul Finger' and 'Diana'. Phalon Jones was one of the original members who played saxophone and survived the 1967 plane crash that killed four bandmates.
Soul Finger is the debut album of the Bar-Kays, issued three months after the single of the same name. It was recorded by Tom Dowd and Chris Huston on Friday, June 23, 1967, at the Stax studio in Memphis.
Phalon Jones. Saxophonist, born 1949, died 10 December 1967 in Lake Monona, Wisconsin. Original member of the Bar-Kays since the mid-1960s, died in the airplane crash that also killed Otis Redding and three other band members.
3. Dez. 2021 · The Bar-Kays were formed in the mid-’60s by Memphis teenagers Ben Cauley (trumpet), James Alexander (bass), Jimmie King (guitar), Ronnie Caldwell (organ), Phalon Jones (saxophone), and Carl Cunningham (drums). Standing out as one of the region’s few integrated groups, the instrumental sextet developed their skills at local clubs ...
