According to the AP, the man responsible for one of the most famous r&b rhythm guitar riffs ever has passed away….The ‘Shaft’ theme was composed mainly by Isaac Hayes but the rhythm was Charles “Skip” Pitts….May he rest in peace. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/39655
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)135 North Grand Avenue When: April 10, 1972 What: For his composition of the “Theme from Shaft,” the man behind the “Stax records sound” was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song, becoming the third African-American, after Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, to win an Oscar. « PREVIOUS […]
