The man who popularised the wah wah guitar and who contributed to the birth of Hiphop through his soulful beats. We were waiting for him maybe 4 mths for a concert here in South Africa but it was cancelled. Rest in peace the Son of Africa you showed the world what an African can do when it comes to music as u know an African when he or she is sad they sing, when they are happy they sing... From : Magomarele Daniel Marole Gosebo Molepo aka Gomi South Africa

G'bye Chef you will be sorely missed.

dear Isaac, you were amongst the greatest, thank you for the inspiration and fun! You'll be in our soul, man! Michiel Schneider, Rotterdam, Holland

Dear Isaac, I really appreciate your help to educational projects and Human Rights campaign. You and your voice will be always with me. A friend from Italy. Enrico Grassini

You brought us the most amazing music during the 60's,70's, 80's and 90s's. You will be sadly missed. RIP Isaac

You are the man Isaac and the soul icon. Can not believe you left so soon. Your memory will live on with your music.

Isaac performing at Wattstax "Soulville" concert.

Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 -- August 10, 2008)[1] was an American soul and funk singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, composer and actor. Hayes was one of the main creative forces behind southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served as both an in-house songwriter and producer with partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. In the late 1960s, Hayes became a recording artist, and recorded successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971) as t

Julian

15 years ago

Never heard his music before, this is really cool! ;)