Isaac Hayes 1942-2008

He was the voice that made Richard Roundtree into a super hero, his music would be sampled by everyone from Jay-Z to Portishead, and his songs probably set the mood that you were made to. Isaac Hayes died today, August 10th 2008, one day after the death of comedian Bernie Mac.

I find it amazing that some one such as Isaac can influence many generations and genres of music. In the 60's and 70's his music was the soundtrack to our parents lives. For my generation, a whole genre of music stemmed from the sampling of his music and music of others like himself such as James Brown and the Isley Brothers. Just play some of his songs and see how many samples you can recognize, it is truly amazing! To all the young bucks, I hope that you will look into Isaac Hayes and his music, and not remember him just as the voice of Chef on South Park. Rest in power Isaac, you will be missed.