Song of the day for August 10, 2024

The Look Of Love by Isaac Hayes is today’s featured song.

On this day in 2008, soul icon Isaac Hayes died at the age of 65 in his Memphis, TN home. The pioneering singer, songwriter, and actor began his career at Stax Records in the mid-60s, where he worked alongside David Porter to pen hits for Sam & Dave (including “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’”), Carla Thomas, and many others. By the turn of the 70s, however, Hayes was a star in his own right, who pushed soul and R&B to new heights though landmark albums like Hot Buttered Soul and Black Moses. His chart-topping score to 1971’s Shaft, meanwhile, broke barriers, as Hayes became the first Black artist to earn an Academy Award in a non-acting category (Best Original Song). In later years, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and multiple Grammy winner earned a new generation of fans through his voice-over work in the animated series, South Park.