Remembering Isaac Hayes

and Bernie Mac

play Isaac Hayes — Walk On By
play Isaac Hayes — Hyperbolicsyllabicsesque…
play Isaac Hayes — One Woman
play Isaac Hayes — By The Time I Get To P…
play Isaac Hayes — It's Heaven to Me
play Isaac Hayes — Rock Me Easy Baby
play Isaac Hayes — Make a Little Love to Me
play Isaac Hayes — Theme from Shaft

71. play 05 I'm Gonna Make It (Without You) Isaac Hayes
72. play 04 The Feeling Keeps on Coming Isaac Hayes
73. play 03 A Man Will Be a Man Isaac Hayes
74. play 02 I Love You That's All Isaac Hayes
75. play 01 Joy Isaac Hayes
76. play 10 Theme From 'The Men' Isaac Hayes
77. play 09 Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) Isaac Hayes
78. play 08 Let's Stay Together Isaac Hayes
79. play 03 I Stand Accused Isaac Hayes
80. play 07 Do Your Thing Isaac Hayes
81. play 04 The Look of Love Isaac Hayes

play Isaac Hayes — A Few More Kisses to Go

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Comment by Lydell Jackson on March 13, 2009 at 11:35am: Now E, You know how I feel 'bout dis...Thanks for the respect for my page...

Comment by Edie Antoinette on March 13, 2009 at 10:39am: "I Love You That's All"...oh my! LOL Isaac got his sizzle rap goin...

Comment by Edie Antoinette on March 13, 2009 at 10:12am: I've UPDATED the Isaac Playlist to include lesser played tracks. Enjoy!!

Also, check out this page featuring Isaac Hayes:

http://msoldschool.ning.com/profile/LydellJackson

Comment by Edie Antoinette on August 14, 2008 at 6:34pm: Thank you VERY much for this info Diana!

Comment by ~Diana on August 14, 2008 at 4:25pm: Isaac Hayes Memorial Set for Monday
AUGUST 13, 2008 - 03:16 PM

The family of Isaac Hayes has announced that a memorial service will be held for the late soul icon Monday at Hope Presbyterian Church from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hope Presbyterian is located at 8500 Walnut Grove Road in Cordova.

The family also issued the following statement: "We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of support and love from Isaac's dear friends, colleagues and fans from every corner of the world, and we thank each and every one of them for their kind thoughts and prayers. While he was an iconic figure to many, to us he was a husband, father and friend. We will ever miss his love, wisdom, humor and the familiar comfort of his voice."

In lieu of flowers, Hayes' family requests that donations be sent to the Stax Music Academy, made out to Soulsville, 926 E. McLemore Avenue, Memphis, TN 38106, with donations specifying "in memory of Isaac Hayes."

Condolences can be sent to the family at message@isaachayes.com.

courtesy:http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=47260

Comment by moonlight58 on August 13, 2008 at 7:12pm: I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss of two such artistic souls. They will forever have etched a place in our hearts as the musical and comedic geniuses they were! In our hearts, they will always live on...

Comment by ~Diana on August 13, 2008 at 2:22pm: I miss them both so much already. (Gee,almost lost Morgan too...btw, I signed his get well card at his club one street over from Beale Street. ) I do miss Bernie, that man was an awesome entertainer and made me laugh sometimes when I needed cheering up and didnt think anyone could make me laugh just then.
And whatever Memphis is going to do for Issac I will try to keep you posted. I wish you all peace and a nice weekend

This is a link to an article from the Washington post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/10/AR2008081001405.html

Here is a short article from WMCTV a local Memphis station and website: http://www.wmctv.com/global/story.asp?s=8823365
Memphians pause to remember music legend

People from all walks of life stopped Monday to remember Isaac Hayes, one day after the music legend died in his Memphis home.

Long before Warren Lewis became famous for his method of burning hair at his Memphis barbershop, he was a childhood mentor to Hayes.

"I was poor, but he was a little poorer than what I was," Lewis said. "That's why we made it so good together."

Hayes grew up around Lewis' shop. In the 1960's, they teamed up to form the Black Knights, a non-profit self-help group that provided hundreds of poor people with everything from food to job assistance.

"I met him in 1967 in front of Stax," Lewis said. "He and David Porter."

Monday, customers at Lewis' barbershop talked about the impact Hayes had on them and the rest of the country - especially at the Wattstax concert. Hayes and Porter headlined the concert to diffuse racial tensions following race riots in several cities.

"He did in music what Dr. King did through speech and reasoning," said Memphis City Council member Myron Lowery. "He was a civil rights leader, using his musical talents to bridge the gap."

The Reverend Samuel Billy Kyles said even after winning an Academy Award for Shaft, and other international fame, Hayes stayed humble down to earth.

"Isaac Hayes was a visionary and a dreamer," Kyles said. "He was not afraid to dream, and he had no problem doing what dreamers do - they step outside the box."

As for his legacy, many said Hayes will live on through his music, movies and the people he touched.

Comment by Virgo91261 on August 12, 2008 at 9:35am: E Phi, I thought the same thing when I saw Entertainment Tonight yesterday: their movie will indeed take on a new meaning now that they're gone.

Comment by Virgo91261 on August 12, 2008 at 9:33am: Both of these talented men will surely be missed. Rest in peace, brothers.

Comment by Edie Antoinette on August 12, 2008 at 9:33am: Their movie together will take on a new meaning.....*sigh*

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Quincy Jones is thoroughly entwined in the musical background of my young adulthood. A genius of unique quality. I have been posting blogs and music throughout the years and decided to embark on the arduous but satisfying task of gathering some of it to remember the excellent legacy that he left.

Maze Feel That You're Feelin
Maze Somebody Elses Arms
Maze Southern Girl
Cant Get Over You
Maze Golden Time Of Day

The history of the Butlers/Raw Soul is dense, but for all of us music nerds, that's normal. It is not totally clear what year the Butlers actually formed but they released their first single in 1963 on Liberty Records. That single was "She Tried To Kiss Me" and another single followed on Guyden entitled "Lovable Girl." After the Guyden single the Butlers took a break not recording another record until the single "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" was released on the Phila label in 1966. The group also backed Charles Earland and Jean Wells on one Phila single ("I Know She Loves Me").

As you might be noticing, the Butlers were doing a fair amount of recording but not achieving much success. The group's recordings sold regionally but never had the promotion to make an impact on the national scene. After the single with Phila, the Butlers moved to the Fairmount label (part of the Cameo-Parkway family) and released a handful of singles, some being reissued singles of the past. The Butlers were with Fairmount for 1966-67 and then moved to Sassy Records. Sassy released the group's greatest single (in my opinion) "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" b/w "If That's What You Wanted." A copy of that 45 sold for just under $500 last summer on eBay. Even though that isn't that much in the world of record collecting--it's still a hefty sum. The Butlers released another single on Sassy ("She's Gone" b/w "Love Is Good") that appears to be even

harder to come by then the "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" single.

The true history become a bit blurred here as the AMG biography states that the Butlers last record was released on C.R.S. in 1974 (". However, between 1971 and that single, Frankie Beverly formed a group called Raw Soul and released a number of singles. Some of the songs recorded by Beverly during this period are "While I'm Alone," "Open Up Your Heart," (both on the Gregor label) and "Color Blind." "Color Blind" was released by the Eldorado label and rerecorded by Maze. Beverly's big break came when Marvin Gaye asked Raw Soul to back him on a tour. Gaye helped Beverly/Raw Soul get a contract at Capitol. Beverly decided to take the group in a different direction, a name change occurred, and Maze was created.

The above isn't the most complete history of Beverly but hopefully someone will know a way to get in touch with the man or his management because a comprehensive pre-Maze history needs to be done on Frankie Beverly (his real name is Howard, by the way). Below you'll find every Frankie Beverly (pre-Maze) song available to me right now ("Color Blind" will be up soon).

If you have a song that is not included below, shoot it over to funkinsoulman (at) yahoo.com and it will go up in the next Frankie Beverly post (later this week--highlighting Maze). Also, if you have any more information please share your knowledge. The Butlers material has been comp-ed sporadically (usually imports) but the entire Maze catalog has been reissued and is available.

Enjoy. "She Kissed Me" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)

"I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" (not sure which label or year) "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" (Phila, 1966) "Because Of My Heart" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)

"Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" (Sassy, 1967)

"If That's What You Wanted" (Sassy, 1967)

Frankie Beverly is one of those cats that has lasting power. He started in the music business doing a tour with doo wop group the Silhouettes and then formed his own group called the Blenders. The Blenders never recorded a single, Beverly wouldn't appear on wax until forming the Butlers a few years later. Along with Beverly, the Butlers included Jack "Sonny" Nicholson, Joe Collins, John Fitch, and Talmadge Conway.

Beverly would later enjoy great success fronting Maze and Conway would become a

well-known penning Double Exposure's

"Ten Percent" and the Intruders' "Memories Are Here To Stay."

While Maze is a phenomenal group, Beverly's work before that group will always stand out as his best (imo).

The Butlers produced tunes that most Northern Soul fans would kill for and Raw Soul gave the funksters something to pursue. The Butlers recorded their first single in 1960 titled "Loveable Girl". Left to right John Fitch, T Conway, Frankie Beverly, Sonny Nicholson and Joe Collins.

Frankie Beverly12/6/46 - 9/10/24

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