Sam & Dave had the hit, but Soul Man Isaac Hayes was the real article. Hayes, who died Sunday at his home near Memphis, 10 days short of his 66th birthday, was one of soul music's top songwriters in the '60s, a groundbreaking R&B icon in the '70s and a much-loved TV star in recent years.
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.His death is a big loss.
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