Biography
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Members
- Al Jackson, Jr.
- Booker T. Jones
- Charles "Packy" Axton
- Steve Cropper
The Packers were an American soul group formed by tenor saxophonist Charles "Packy" Axton, who was the son of Stax Records part-owner Estelle Axton. Axton was a former member of the Mar-Keys; Leon Haywood (on organ) was among those who played on the group's records. Their first album, Hole in the Wall, reached #7 on the Billboard Black Albums chart on the strength of the titular single, which reached #5 on the Black Singles chart and #43 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Discography
Hole in the Wall (Pure Soul, 1966)
Hitch It Up (Imperial Records, 1968)
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