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#1Aug 11th, 2008
Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless Theme From Shaft won Academy and Grammy awards, was found dead at home in Memphis, Tenn. on Sunday. He was 65.
In the early 1970s, Hayes laid the groundwork for disco, what became known as urban-contemporary music and for romantic crooners such as Barry White. And he was rapping before there was rap.
The album Hot Buttered Soul made Hayes a star in 1969. His shaven head, gold chains and sunglasses gave him a compelling visual image.
Hot Buttered Soul was groundbreaking in several ways: He sang in a "cool" style unlike the usual histrionics of big-time soul singers. He prefaced the song with "raps," and the numbers ran longer than three minutes with lush arrangements. MORE
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Re: Singer Isaac Hayes dies

Aug 11th, 2008
Quote: Originally Posted by CBC NewsView Post

Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless Theme From Shaft won Academy and Grammy awards, was found dead at home in Memphis, Tenn. on Sunday. He was 65.
In the early 1970s, Hayes laid the groundwork for disco, what became known as urban-contemporary music and for romantic crooners such as Barry White. And he was rapping before there was rap.
The album Hot Buttered Soul made Hayes a star in 1969. His shaven head, gold chains and sunglasses gave him a compelling visual image.
Hot Buttered Soul was groundbreaking in several ways: He sang in a "cool" style unlike the usual histrionics of big-time soul singers. He prefaced the song with "raps," and the numbers ran longer than three minutes with lush arrangements. MORE
What did Isaac Hayes' music mean to you?


More...

I was so into his music I wore out four albums, three 4 trk cassettes and waited 9 months to get Hot Buttered Soul on CD.
Sad. A great loss.
 
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Aug 11th, 2008


R.I.P Chef
 
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Aug 11th, 2008
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R.I.P Chef



You know Scott I have repeatedly tried to get that programme to the point where I could understand the dialogue. Never happened.
 
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Aug 11th, 2008
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You know Scott I have repeatedly tried to get that programme to the point where I could understand the dialogue. Never happened.

They are definitely hard to understand. Have you tried with the closed captions on? I used to do that with some British and Australian shows etc (back when I watched TV). Kenny is deliberately hard to hear.
 

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