The Bar-Kays bassist James Alexander is part of the Stax Records Legacy

By Doug Doyle

Published March 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM EDT

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James Alexander is the bassist for the Bar-Kays and a Stax Records veteran

On this episode of The Art of the Story, The Bar-Kays bassist James Alexander talks about the legacy of Stax Records.

The Bar-Kays bassist James Alexander chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle — **The Bar-Kays** bassist James Alexander chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle

James Alexander got to play with some of iconic Stax performers like Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes. Alexander was the bassist on Isaac Hayes' smash hit "The Theme from Shaft".

You can SEE the entire interview with James Alexander here.

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Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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