Pianist Sidney Kirk, one of Memphis’ great jazz and R&B musicians and a key member of The Isaac Hayes Movement, died Wednesday. Kirk’s daughter Christian Kirk confirmed his death. He was 78. A pivotal ...

Helen Washington, a child diamond thief turned dancer who shaved her head to join Isaac Hayes on tour and on the cover of Ebony magazine, providing a striking complement to the famously bald singer ...

The decision to truncate album tracks for the singles market set a pattern. Follow-up album The Isaac Hayes Movement opened with a just-short of 12-minute cover of “I Stand Accused,” originally a 1964 ...

"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 ...

We've all been exposed to the music of Isaac Hayes. His film soundtracks and jazz-tinged funk have had their effect. Today he's also known for his role as a school cafeteria worker in the animated ...

You’ve had number one songs, won Grammy awards, you’re a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and you’re the first African-American to win a non-acting Oscar. When you get one of those children ...