Isaac Hayes dies

[ciao99]

News reports that Isaac Hayes died in Tennessee today.

Radio stations in cities across America will have tributes and talk about his great career.

Not Boston. Nope, not on our white washed oldies stations. Nope, not on our "greatest hits of the 70's & 80's" station, (read: greatest audience tested hits of the 70's & 80's that appeal to white baby boomer suburbanites).

Naive Bostonians view his career as limited to the role on South Park. Amazing how folks are clueless about his contributions to soul, a genre for which Boston is largely in the dark.

 

[ZRXOA 5248]

the people of Boston under the age of 35 will know him for his South Park voice work.

People around 50 will remember "The Theme From Shaft"

People who know music will know he helped write songs for Sam & Dave including " Hold On I'm Coming" and Soul Man with his writing partner Dave Porter.

Add to that his session work on many tracks on Stax records in the mid 60's.

Ironic that he just finished a movie.. that also starred Bernie Mac.

There are some people who are of the opinion that he was one of the first rappers. If not his style was certainly lifted for the rap genre IMHO.

I bet WATD's Oldies show will give him the praise he deserves. As for WODS, I predict a mention or two.

 

[ciao99]

the people of Boston under the age of 35 will know him for his South Park voice work.

People around 50 will remember "The Theme From Shaft"

People who know music will know he helped write songs for Sam & Dave including " Hold On I'm Coming" and Soul Man with his writing partner Dave Porter.

Add to that his session work on many tracks on Stax records in the mid 60's.

Ironic that he just finished a movie.. that also starred Bernie Mac.

There are some people who are of the opinion that he was one of the first rappers. If not his style was certainly lifted for the rap genre IMHO.

I bet WATD's Oldies show will give him the praise he deserves. As for WODS, I predict a mention or two.

A mention or two. How nice. Other cities, almost all major cities, have air talent that knew Hayes personally. They will be able to contribute more than "a mention or two".

And there are plenty of people under age 35 who know Hayes contributed more than South Park. Just not in Boston!

 

[ZRXOA 5248]

maybe there is a good reason nobody in the trade in this market knew him... he never came here perhaps?

let's face it there isn't a lot of reason to visit the place.

If you don't like someplace, you avoid visiting it.

If you don't like someplace you already are...LEAVE

If you don't like something, work to change it, or sit down and shut up.

People die every day. The guy who wrote "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" died right here in Boston recently. Nobody even mentioned it.

I guess the Feb 2009 concert at Patriot Place ain't gonna happen huh

 

[Eli Polonsky]

News reports that Isaac Hayes died in Tennessee today.

Radio stations in cities across America will have tributes and talk about his great career.

Not Boston. Nope, not on our white washed oldies stations. Nope, not on our "greatest hits of the 70's & 80's" station, (read: greatest audience tested hits of the 70's & 80's that appeal to white baby boomer suburbanites).

I wasn't able to listen to all area stations today, but I heard Barry Scott's "Lost 45's" on WODS play a set of Issac Hayes' music in tribute to him (songs he wrote and performed, and others performing songs he wrote for them), and he replayed segments of a past interview he had done with him.

Cap't Al Franklin on his "R&B Jukebox" classic soul show on non-commercial WMBR (Sundays 6-8 PM) dedicated a large portion of his show to Issac. Maybe even the whole show, I was working, so I was only able to hear a portion of it.

 

[rapking]

And I will say it again ! Boston needs a Urban A/C Station !

 

[kms575]

And I will say it again ! Boston needs a Urban A/C Station !

To Rapking: YAWWWN!

You guys use the passing of a musician, songwriter and overall entertainer to bash Boston radio. Pretty sad way to push your agenda. You must really hate your city. I like Boston, but I'm not so sure of its residents anymore.

 

[rapking]

And I will say it again ! Boston needs a Urban A/C Station !

To Rapking: YAWWWN!

You guys use the passing of a musician, songwriter and overall entertainer to bash Boston radio. Pretty sad way to push your agenda. You must really hate your city. I like Boston, but I'm not so sure of its residents anymore.

Who Hate The City ? Not me, I love the city of Boston . I Dont like The Boston Radio Dial . But the city is GREAT !

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

And I will say it again ! Boston needs a Urban A/C Station !

say it again and again, I agree 100%

88.1 WMBR "For Your Pleasure" Sunday 10pm-Midnight played some of his songs


Tom Joyner Morning Show had a tribute



WEEI 850am had a small four minute tribute last night (Monday August 11) around 10:30pm

 

[SonicOverload]

WEEI 850am had a small four minute tribute last night (Monday August 11) around 10:30pm

really? Who did it.. Mikey? The guy is an encyclopedia when it comes to popular music. My wife is from the same hometown as Mike (Manchester, CT) and she told me he DJ'd a school dance of hers once (this would be in the 70s)

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

WEEI 850am had a small four minute tribute last night (Monday August 11) around 10:30pm

really? Who did it.. Mikey? The guy is an encyclopedia when it comes to popular music. My wife is from the same hometown as Mike (Manchester, CT) and she told me he DJ'd a school dance of hers once (this would be in the 70s)

Yes, it was Planet Mikey-Mike Adams, and his helper J Pod. They did good, I liked it. They talked about Bernie Mac, then they did a four minute tribute to Isaac Hayes, it was nice of them to do, BIGGGG PROPS to WEEI

 

[THE_VIKING]

Even classic rock/classic hits stations could have saluted Isaac... after all, he wrote Sam and Dave's "Soul Man" and "I Thank You," songs which the Blues Bros. and ZZ Top covered (and had hits with) in the late 70s. Tie in the South Park reference... make it relatable... it's better than nothing.

There's also the Fab Thunderbirds' cover of "Wrap It Up"... anyone hear if Carter Alan played any of these tunes in tribute?

 

[Eli Polonsky]

There's also the Fab Thunderbirds' cover of "Wrap It Up"... anyone hear if Carter Alan played any of these tunes in tribute?

Carter voicetracks his "Sunday Morning Blues" show during the week. Hayes hadn't died yet when he recorded it.

On my edition of WMBR's "Lost & Found" '60s/'70s show today (on which I usually play deep cut FM radio album rock of the era) I played Buddy Miles' version of "Wrap It Up", Cold Blood's version of "You Got Me Hummin'", and Hayes' entire 18 minute intense cover version of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", which I recall hearing late at night on WBCN back in their progressive free-form days. I also played one of Hayes' funky album jams.

 

[vibe]

Hayes was a musical genius period. His music somehow fell through the cracks of the tightly segmented radio. Was rappin before this generation was crappin. RIP, Isaac, Ireally enjoyed your music and your creativity.

 

[THE_VIKING]

For the record, Howie Carr said Hayes "wouldn't be coming down for breakfast" yesterday... but you probably didn't have to listen to know that was gonna happen.

 

[Bill_W]

People die every day. The guy who wrote "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" died right here in Boston recently. Nobody even mentioned it.

I guess the Feb 2009 concert at Patriot Place ain't gonna happen huh

Robert Hazzard from Philly. He also sang the Escalator of life.

 

[SonicOverload]

For the record, Howie Carr said Hayes "wouldn't be coming down for breakfast" yesterday... but you probably didn't have to listen to know that was gonna happen.

classy...