Isaac Hayes was a soul great, with an audience so diverse it spanned stoner South Park fans to lovers of Blaxploitation flicks. So join us as we celebrate his life via the medium of YouTube, starting with the 1973 live performance of his famous theme tune to Shaft, above.
Here's a live studio performance of Walk on By, which has been given a lush, epic Hayes makeover
The opening scene from the 1971 film Shaft, with the famous Hayes theme tune
Hayes wrote Soul Man with songwriting partner David Porter, which went on to become a massive hit for Sam and Dave
Hayes as Chef in South Park – always on hand for the kids to turn to for facts about the adult world …
