[vikulenka]

Music legend Isaac Hayes died at 65

Soul legend Isaac Hayes dies - CNN.com

[Damo]

Oh my God, they killed Chef!

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by vikulenka

Music legend Isaac Hayes died at 65

Soul legend Isaac Hayes dies - CNN.com

I was saddned by this death...

He was a bad Mother F............"shut your mouth"

He was one of the coolest guys on the planet.....

[vikulenka]

Originally Posted by Nightfly

I was saddned by this death...

He was a bad Mother F............"shut your mouth"

He was one of the coolest guys on the planet.....

While reading the article about Isaac Hayes I linked to below, I found out the comedian Bernie Mac died last week

[Nightfly]

Originally Posted by vikulenka

While reading the article about Isaac Hayes I linked to below, I found out the comedian Bernie Mac died last week

Yes that was a shock only 50 yrs. old. I thought he was really funny and
really liked his family oriented show with a edge.

[makbo]

First of all, I must say, if you haven't seen the original movie "Escape From New York" with Isaac Hayes as "The Duke", you should see it.

Now, I have a vinyl album by Isaac Hayes, "Don't Let Go". It was a "disco era" album, from 1979. The "best" song on the album was the title track, 133 BPM (according to my notes).

There are some interesting things on the credits, for example the photography credit for the album cover and back is (wait for it) Isaac Hayes!

There is also this great quote regarding RIAA on the back cover: "This record has been engineered and manufactured in accordance with standards developed by the Recording Industry Association of America, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to the betterment of recorded music and literature". Good thing they didn't get their hands on literature!

"Also available on 8-track (8T-1-6224) and cassette (CT-1-6224)"

[Starcat]

I too was saddened to hear of his passing.
I am not very familiar with his music, but the theme from "Shaft" and "Contact" are both disco-era classics.

EDIT: I now remember that "Contact" was by Edwin Starr, and not Isaac, so sorry about that.

[chris7]

A very sad loss indeed. RIP.