Tribute to Isaac Hayes

Written by jojo6 on June 30, 2009 – 6:20 am - 0 views

issaacIn front of the world was Black Moses (Moses the Black), Ike the Ripper and, later, Chef from South Park TV series. For those who had the extraordinary opportunity to work with him in recent years, it was just Isaac. He was humble, quiet and your feet on the ground. Not bad for a person who set a record seven albums on Billboard R & B, won numerous awards (including several Grammy awards and two of the Academy Awards), appeared in over trezeci films and was named the King of Ghana was over time.

In 60 years, tenni Convingtom helped establish Stax Records sound, writing with David Porter such hits “Soul Man,” “Hold On” (I’m Coming) “,” BABY “and” When Wrong With My Baby “for Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas and Johnnie Taylor, among others. He took soul music in a new direction or with the 1969 album Hot Buttered Soul reinterpreting that included his “By the time I get to Phoenix” by Jimmy Webb and Walk on By “by Bacharach and David. The impact of music matched only by the visual impact of the cover, which according to his bald head Hayes, gold chains and chest unveiled.
Two years later “Theme from Shaft” exploded in the pop charts and pop R & B, bringing it in the forefront as an artist and idol. Read more »


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