Isaac Hayes dies at 65
by amy
Musician, composer and producer, Isaac Hayes, died August 11 at the age of 65. Hayes was best known for the theme from Shaft which won an Academy Award (and revitalized the "Best Song" category in the process), but in the 1960s and ’70s he was one of the principal songwriters for Stax Records, the Memphis R&B label that offered a grittier counterpoint to Motown. Hayes started writing songs with David Porter, which included numbers like “Soul Man” and "Hold On, I’m Comin’" written for Sam and Dave. In the 1990s he provided the voice for Chef on South Park.
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You know, Hayes was one of
You know, Hayes was one of those behind the scenes kind of guys that, really, it's kind of hard really to appreciate the affect he actually had on Stax because he just had his fingers in so many funky pies.