When I Came Out Of The Military, I Had A Club In Memphis And I Started Using The The Bar Kays As My Club Band. They Were Still Only In The Middle School - But I'd Take Them On The Road With Me On The Weekends, Sometimes. - SearchQuotes

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When I came out of the military, I had a club in Memphis and I started using the The Bar Kays as my club band. They were still only in the middle school - but I'd take them on the road with me on the weekends, sometimes.

William Bell

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