True words...

He made my father "cool." My dad was an accountant. He got a gig doing Isaac Hayes books. Don't know how the books looked, but my dad gained new respect from his three smart-mouthed teenagers.

My dad's been gone since 1980.

Now Isaac is gone, too.

Time brings on a change.

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Two out of three! The excitment builds!

Cosby has my vote!

I think for me he is best known for his part a Chef on South Park.   Although his quitting the show did not make sense to me it must to have made sense to him to walk away from a steady paycheck.  I do think the fact that he was a Scientologist really takes away some of the great memories I had of him.  

I had a record of his once. "ONCE".

A true musician! Soon as all the Hip Hoppers destroy that mess they call music, I hope we get back to the real rhythm and blues.

I just pray there's some bright and blessed *** out there who had the good sense to sit Black Moses down and record, extensively, his words on what it took for a country boy to compose a symphony for a film about a heroic black ganster; and win Oscar gold in the process.

We've heard (prefab) rags-to-riches stories like Bernie Mac's before. But wouldn't it be a shame if no one's captured and prepared to disseminate the Mac Man's parting thoughts on how, if nothing else, there's no greater fortune than one's health.

My mother off-handedly reminded me on the phone tonight that my pop turns 63 in the morning. He'll treat it, when I call, like it's JUST ANOTHER DAY.

But it ain't. The cool, old school dudes are dropping like flies. So I'm going to insist that pop sits down tomorrow and records at least an hour on the cassette player I sent him last Christmas.

Let's not let the men we admire take their greatest stories never told with them to the grave.

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without hiphop, i may have never heard of isaac hayes. i came to love his music  just by flipping through albums at record shops  in search of a certain sample that a dj would take off of one of his songs. one sample used on a hip hop cut led to me now owning 4 first print, vinyl albums of his. i will treasure them as long as i can.

RIP Isaac Hayes.

The radio is playing I Stand Accused...the very first Issac Hayes song I ever heard (I was a little girl).  The theme from Shaft is a classic, of course.  And a whole new generation was introduced to Mr. Hayes via Southpark, which I love (still think it's too intense for the kiddies, though).

RIP, Hot Buttered Soul!!

There is not enough room to tell you how the man affected me. His music was the soundtrack to my early teenage years. There was nothing in 72 and 73 that he didn't have something to do with. His music was an inspiration for me to play in band/orchestra at school because our band teacher was so cool as to score Isaac's music for us to play. I still have Live at the Sahara Tahoe on vinyl as well as Shaft - (I have since bought CD's of both) and they are two records I would never want to do without. He -was a musical genius and so under-rated. I am blessed to have seen him in concert in 1972 - I won't ever forget him - EVAH!!!!

I am in the West Indies and I grew up in South America in Guyana and I can tell you that those were my cherish moments listening to the brother's music.  My sympathy goes out to the immediate family and I say that because I am a family member too since his music help to shape my life growing up in an underdeveloped country that is poor striken.  Often times his music put us to sleep and we will smile even though our bellies were empty. I indeed share his loss and may his soul rest in peace .  But who would think that the brother would have gone so soon.  I have never seen him personally but his love touch us all since that was the music my father enjoyed.

Tessa

Isaac Hayes is a true performer. My father who recently passed away was always a fan. I remember my father playing Isaac Hayes on his eight track player. The song Shaft was played at my father's funeral recently. The world suffers a great loss. Isaac is a true performer and a wonderful musican.

words can never express the hurt i felt when i turned on the tv and there it was i pray that someone take this history and bottle it because it is history in the making for us that grew up in the 70's/80'

he was excellent in most everything he did. Remember the rockford files!  

Its sad that Isaac Hayes has gone like so many others such as: Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, and my #1 favorite Curtis Mayfield.  I like to hope and believe that they and Issac are in a place that is peaceful.  Issac Hayes is one of my all time favorites. I was only a small boy when Issac was at his musical height.  I only discovered his genius in the late '80's and it grew from there.  I really got into the blaxploition movies at that time and saw Shaft.  When I saw the opening scene with R. Roundtree walking though NY to Issac's score and when John Shaft was having an espresso in the "Cafe Reggio" I said, :Damn this is bad!"  Thats when I started looking for more of Issac's music.  His song Body language, Your Love is so Doggone Good, Hyperbolicsyllibic..(you know the rest), Walk on By, By the tine I get to Phoneix...and on and on and on.  Issac was a complete soulful inspiration to me.  Only what I know of him, his music from the '70's  is a big part of what made him an icon to me.  Also, besides the music it seemed like Issac Hayes was genuinely kind cat. My deepest sympathies and highest regards go to his family for now and ever.  I'll hope to see you later Issac.

Issac Hayes songs will forever be etched in my heart.  The soul of soul of the 70's. His music instantly brings back the struggle for equality for all in this chicanas' soul.

Isaac was the black Elvis. I am 59 years old and as a teen I sang and played harmonica with a blues band. We listened to (live mostly) John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, Elvis, the Beatles ( vinyl only) and all the old American players and foreign inspirees. Our repertoire included Hank Ballard, Hank Williams, Howlin Wolf, Otis, Curtis, Furry Lewis, Ike and Tina, etc. I'm delighted to see so much reaction from a black music man and his readers. I thought you all had become tone deaf from listening to Diddy. By the way, I'm white as Van Morrison.