Isaac Hayes

Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 - August 10, 2008) was an American
songwriter, musician, singer, actor, and voice actor. Hayes was one of the
creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where
he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming
with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes, Porter, ... read more

New music: Rumer – A Man Needs a Maid (live at Rivoli Ballroom)

Rumer's second album features covers of songs written by men in the 70s, including this Neil Young classicIn a recent interview with Q magazine, Rumer, aka Sarah Joyce, w...
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Donald 'Duck' Dunn

Bass guitarist with Booker T & the MGs, the band at the heart of the Stax soul soundThe soul music created at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, was an indelible part of...
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Charles 'Skip' Pitts

Guitarist behind the 'wacka wacka' sound on Isaac Hayes's Theme from ShaftThe film Shaft was notable for inaugurating the blaxploitation genre in Hollywood, winning an Os...
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Charles 'Skip' Pitts, 'Shaft' guitarist, dies

Charles "Skip" Pitts, who played the distinctive guitar in Isaac Hayes' 'Theme From Shaft,' died Tuesday.
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Isaac Hayes - Isaac Hayes' Guitarist Dies From Cancer

Isaac Hayes longtime guitarist Charles Pitts has died after a long battle with cancer The musician also known as Skip passed away on Tuesday 01May12 in Memphis Tennessee ...
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Readers recommend: songs about chocolate – results

An RR a day helps you work, rest and playChocolate makes for a rich metaphor. It's sweet, it melts, it's velvety and smooth – it's the most sexual of sweet stuffs. ...
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DJ Handi' Archive Picks: A Radio, A Groove, Seven Inches, And A Record Fair Comin' On.

On Surface Noise, Joe McGasko presented a show decked with soul. Listen to this New Birth. song. After annoucing, he continued with late 1970's Isaac Hayes. Compare t...
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Was DJ Hollywood the first rapper?

1974: Number 2 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe precise identity of the first rapper is likely to remain forever shrouded, bu...
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BBC4's Top of the Pops revival: hits that could feature

Songs in the UK chart in 1976-77 that are likely to be included in BBC4's archive showsTop 40 hits of early April 1976 1 Brotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me2 Barry...
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thursday afternoon updates

Any Major Dude said...ANY MAJOR CHRISTMAS SOUL VOL. 11. The Flirtations – Christmas Time Is Here Again2. Rotary Connection feat. Minnie Riperton – Christma...
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The 411 Music Top Five 11.09.10: Top 5 Artists F to J

From Jay-Z, Guns N' Roses, Fleetwood Mac and Iron Maiden to Joy Division, Isaac Hayes, Jimi Hendrix, Garbage and more, the 411 Staff continues their way through the alpha...
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thursday morning updates

CATASTO ELETTRICO said...Ian Carr's Conversation with the Blues - BBC Studios (Jazz In Britain) London, March 17th 1980http://catastosfriendlyfire.blogspot.com zerode...
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Old School Wednesday ~ Geto Boys

Geto Boys ~ “Mind Playing Tricks On Me” This year Halloween fell on the weekend… Geto Boys from back in 1991. Bushwick Bill’s verse makes this a H...
Posted 27 October 2010 4.44pm — Comment on this

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The 5 most played Isaac Hayes songs in the past year.

  • Theme From Shaft  191 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Isaac Hayes over the past year.

  1. Absolute Radio 70s 191 plays

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