Today would have been the birthday of Isaac Hayes. Isaac was born in The Covington section of Memphis Tennessee in 1942 His parents passed at an early age and he was left to be raised by his Grandparents. His Family was so poor that in High school Isaac attempted to drop out to avoid being embarrassed in front of his peers, However a small group of the High school Faculty got together, donated some clothes and went to his house to speak with Isaac and his grandparents to encourage his return to school, saying that, his potential was to great. Isaac actually spent most of his youth nurturing the dream of being a doctor however a church talent show was influential in changing his mind. Isaac went on to collaborate with David Porter to write For Stax recording artists Sam and Dave. The duo wrote more than 200 songs for Stax, among the most popular “Soul Man,” “I Thank You,” “When Something Is Wrong with My Baby” and "Hold On I'm Comin'". This writing duo is directly responsible for bringing the sound of the black gospel church to pop music. Had Isaac Hayes never gone on to record any music on his own he would have still been one of the most influential songwriters of all time, black or otherwise, but of course we all know he did.
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