Markeys - 'Last Night' (live)
by mickeynold
The Mar-keys were the first house band for Stax Records, in Memphis. Formed in 1958 as The Royal Spaces, they joined the company when it was called Satellite, and initially backed Rufus Thomas and his daughter Carla. Their rotating roster of session men included Steve Cropper on guitar, Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass, Al Jackson on drums and Booker T Jones on organ (These four were also Booker T and the MGs) Charles "Packy"Axton and Don Nix on saxophones, Wayne Jackson on trombone and trumpet (he went on to lead The Memphis Horns). Isaac Hayes also featured occasionally.
On this, the pianist is Jerry Lee "Smoochy" Smith, who co-wrote the song, a number 3 hit in the US in 1961 - he left the band in 1962.
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