Isaac Hayes, Aug. 10, age
65: The king of "Hot Buttered Soul" created the grooving soundtrack to
the '70s and beyond. A gifted songwriter, he wrote hits like "Soul Man" for Sam & Dave, and also had his own prolific recording
career, often reinventing pop songs (like Burt Bacharach
... more tunes) with his own
Southern R&B take. In 1971, his soundtrack, and theme song, for the film "Shaft" gave him worldwide fame. In the '90s he earned a
whole new generation of fans when he appeared on "South
Park," as Chef, a gig that lasted several seasons, until 2006. Hayes
reportedly quit the show after it lampooned Scientology, to which Hayes had
converted in the mid-'90s, although later Hayes said that that had not been the
reason he left. Happily, his gorgeous, golden music will live on. Can ya
dig it?
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