Comments on: The Pac-Keys - Stone Fox

By: eager beaver

eager beaver — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:42:38 +0000

this came out in the UK as well, think it was on Speciality. And I’ve also heard it’s the Packers.

By: JJ Money

JJ Money — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:41:42 +0000

Thanks. Nice cut.

By: blueadam

blueadam — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:19:11 +0000

Okay this is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: blueadam

blueadam — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:14:08 +0000

The drum break followed by the piano followed by the SAX. Absolutely dope. I’m gonna smoke this. Thanks for another rare gem.

By: fleamarketfunk

fleamarketfunk — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:45:44 +0000

aah the rob bowman book i’m still in the middle of? ha ha. yeah i found out a bit about johnny keyes, but honestly really not enough. i will see what els ei can dig up. thanks larry.

By: funky16corners

funky16corners — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:15:16 +0000

PS Check the Rob Bowman Stax book, which pieces together the trail of the Packers/Pac-Keys pretty well.

By: funky16corners

funky16corners — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:13:56 +0000

Pres
I’m pretty sure the Pac-Keys are another incarnation of the Memphis-based Packers. The ‘C. Aston’ in the credits is actually Clarence ‘Packy’ Axton, sax player of the Mar-keys and son of Stax records co-owner Estelle Axton. ‘J. Keyes’ is Johnny Keyes. They recorded as the Packers, Pac-Keys, Martinis and a couple of other names. They did have a connection with LA, as ‘Hole In The Wall’ was recorded there with Leon Haywood, Earl Grant and all of Booker T & the MGs except for Duck Dunn.
Larry