Like its slow-building title song, Isaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack took a while to achieve its reputation as a symphonic-funk masterpiece. He had broad access to the film's creative process, as director ...

Isaac Hayes Deluxe Shaft Reissue was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (conqueroo) In 1971, the song was everywhere. "Who is the man who would risk his neck for his brother man?" Shaft?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago this month, Isaac Hayes changed the course of movie music with his score for "Shaft." Not only did Hayes, 29 at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's hard to remember what came first: Catching the 1971 detective story Shaft one late night on a UHF station, or listening to my ...

Pivotal 1971 soundtrack was one of soul music’s best sellers of all time and earned Isaac Hayes a Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In 1971, the song was everywhere. “Who is the ...

The song is featured on the "Shaft" film's soundtrack. Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things ...

"Album ReCue" celebrates 50th anniversaries: 1971 releases chosen by FUV hosts. Above, an archive of Alisa Ali's conversation with Darren DeVivo about his selection, Isaac Hayes's watershed Shaft ...

Fifty years ago this month, Isaac Hayes changed the course of movie music with his score for “Shaft.” Not only did Hayes, 29 at the time, become the first Black man to win a music Oscar for his title ...