Chef's Dead

[Corabar Steve]

R.I.P Isaac Hayes (Underrated funk/soul brother, voice of a cartoon icon & part time guest star of the Rockford Files)

[PropellerHeadCase]

Am I only that's a bit annoyed that most of the coverage is referring to him as Chef? I mean, he only wrote one of the most iconic pieces of funk, ever, and a Movie theme, to boot. Never mind that he took Burt Bacharach's 'Walk on By' and made it seriously cool, and that 'Hot-Buttered Soul' is one of the truly great albums of the time. Sheesh!

[Corabar Steve]

Funny that, I thought I was the only one who had done it.

I've not heard anything other than a passing reference to Chef anywhere else.

[theoloyla]

Yeah I saw it on the web this morning. He is/was my favourite recording artiste and I bought all of his albums. Truly a genius of soul his contribution to music and the black civil rights movement in the USA was immense. I saw him perform a couple of times and got to meet him although not under the best of circumstances as I was working for Polydor at the time and he was unhappy with the label. If you have never listened to the album "Hot Buttered Soul" then you should.

[Penfold42]

Sad day....very sad day....:(

[PropellerHeadCase]

Funny that, I thought I was the only one who had done it.

I've not heard anything other than a passing reference to Chef anywhere else.

All initial BBC and ITV mentions of his death (that I saw) made reference to Chef ahead of Shaft.

[Impactdisco]

I played 'Shaft' and 'Disco COnnection' last night at my holiday camp residency after requests for Isaac Hayes.

Best two songs I played all night...lol

[Corabar Steve]

All initial BBC and ITV mentions of his death (that I saw) made reference to Chef ahead of Shaft.

Well it is more recent.

I've not seen any mention of his recurring character Gandolph Fitch in the Rockford Files though