The same holds true with this release as with the greatest-hit singles album. Isaac Hayes wasn't a singles artist in the strictest sense; he was an album and production wizard who took time to set up situations, moods, and themes. No single album can effectively communicate what he did in the '70s. Still, just because it isn't definitive doesn't mean it won't make a good sampler.
Like the passing of James Brown, Curtis Mayfield or Ray Charles, it is hard to fully grasp the enormity of what has been lost with this weekend's death of Isaac Hayes. The baritone giant will forever be linked with Shaft, for better or for worse, but as critically and commercially important that was in Hayes' long career, it is just one tiny fragment of his overall contributions to R&B and soul...
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Isaac Hayes passed away today (Sunday), in the very same hospital that my children were born in. His strong personality will be missed, but his musical legacy remains. I've been digging the soul/funk/R&B revival going on these days, thanks largely to Daptone Records, so it's appropriate today to share a couple of gems from the Daptone 7 inch Singles Collection Vol. 2 by Charles Bradley & The Bu...
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Shaft composer and South Park chef Isaac Hayes passed away today. Cause of death is not immediately known, but signs point to a heart attack (he was found unconscious near a still-running treadmill, according to CNN). The soul legend was 65. Here's "Do Your Thing."~~
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