RIBS TPTD: Isaac Hayes, R.I.P. 2 & 3…

Hey everybody! Yes, I’m still here.

First let me apologize for the lack of updates here for the past few weeks. I’ve been in and out of town on business IRL, that and a few other issues that came up that required immediate attention took up all of my time these past 3 weeks or so. Anyway, I’m back now and playing a little catch-up this week.

Here are two more Isaac mixes that I put together back when we got the sad news that Ike had passed away…

The first one today features not only some more selections by Ike, but also several cuts by groups/artists that he wrote for and/or produced back in the early days of his career. While most people are familiar with Isaac Hayes the singer, a lot of folks never knew (or perhaps forgot) that Ike was one of the main forces in shaping the sound of Stax Records (as a songwriter and producer) back in the late 60s/early 70s. He (along with David Porter) wrote most of the big hits for Sam & Dave (”Soul Man”, “Hold On, I’m Coming”, “When Something Is Wrong With My Baby”, etc.) and also wrote hits for Carla Thomas, The Emotions, Johnny Taylor, Mable John and The Soul Children

The second mix today has only 7 songs on it, but what songs they are! This one features many of the “Ike’s Mood”/”Ike’s Rap” cuts, Isaac’s long, extended slow jams with all of that orchestration and those wonderful transitions that define the classic Isaac Hayes sound.

So here we go! The RIBS are back, eat all you want!

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