The Packers
This article is about the soul music group. For the Wisconsin football team, see Green Bay Packers. For other uses, see Packer (disambiguation).
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.[1] 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 R&B Albums chart[2] on the strength of the titular single, which reached #5 on the R&B Singles chart[1] and #43 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
Discography
- Hole in the Wall (Pure Soul, 1966)
- Hitch It Up (Imperial Records, 1968)