Isaac Hayes has passed on leaving many of us with great memories.

He was born in Covington, TN [1], and began recording at Memphis' Stax Records.

He later wrote a string of hit songs with songwriting partner David Porter, including "You Don't Know Like I Know", "Soul Man", "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby", and "Hold On I'm Comin" for Sam and Dave. Hayes, Porter and Stax studio band Booker T. & the MGs served as the main production team for much of the label's output during the early and mid-1960s.

Then, of course, there is Shaft, for which he won an Academy Award and two Grammys.

He'll be missed.