The blaxploitation movies of the '70s are great, but they're not, for the most part, good. These were cheap movies, made quickly. The editing was slapdash. The dialogue was hokey. A lot of the lead ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the year-long series Sounds Of Blaxploitation, Craig D. Lindsey plays the hits that defined a genre, drawing connections ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it came to the creation of the hit track, Hayes only took on the project after the film's producer promised him an audition ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The pioneering singer, songwriter, and musician whose relentless “Theme From Shaft” won Academy and Grammy awards, Isaac Hayes, died today, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said. He ...

On March 18, 2002, Isaac Hayes was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Hayes was considered a pioneer of Southern soul music, winning an Oscar and three Grammys over the course of his career.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Isaac Hayes in 1971. “Shaft” toes the line between film score and soundtrack, which is sort of the point. The movie’s opening ...

In the year-long series Sounds Of Blaxploitation, Craig D. Lindsey plays the hits that defined a genre, drawing connections between the music of the moment and the films that gave it a platform. It’s ...

“Shaft” toes the line between film score and soundtrack, which is sort of the point. The movie’s opening track is undisputedly iconic. But the rest of Hayes’ score is equally effecting in its blend of ...