Isaac Hayes
Hot Buttered Soul
60s 70s Soul Funk a staff songwriter with the legendary stax label isaac hayes with partner david porter composed material for many of the company's artists including sam and dave carla thomas and johnnie taylor frustrated with this backroom role he began recording in his own right and with hot buttered soul redefined the notion of soul music although the tracks were lengthy there was no sense of selfindulgence each one evolving over sensual rhythms and taut arrangements hayes' vocal anticipated the 'rap' genre of barry white and millie jackson without slipping into selfparody lending an air of sophistication to a highly influential collection