"1967-04-14Z"^^ . "138.0"^^ . "\"Knucklehead\"" . . . "Soul Finger"@en . . . "1967-03-31Z"^^ . . . . "\"Soul Finger\" is the first single released by R&B group The Bar-Kays. It was issued by Stax Records on the Volt Records label on April 14, 1967.The song was written by the Bar-Kays while they were rehearsing with Norman West, doing a cover of J.J. Jackson's \"But It's Alright\". It begins with the melody to the popular children's song \"Mary Had a Little Lamb\", and then cuts into the main riff, punctuated with a high trumpet trill."@en . . . .