Today's forgotten oldie...

Isaac Hayes was a performer, songwriter and producer, instrumental in the success of Stax Records. In early 1971, Hayes composed music for the soundtrack of the film Shaft. The title theme, with its wah-wah guitar and multi-layered arrangement, would become a worldwide hit single, and spent two weeks at number one in the Billboard Hot 100 in November. The remainder of the album was mostly instrumentals covering big beat jazz, bluesy funk, and hard Stax-styled soul. The other two vocal songs, "Soulville" and "Do Your Thing," would be edited down to hit singles. Hayes won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the "Theme from Shaft," and yet the song seems to be forgotten today.  Number one hit... Oscar winner.... and forgotten oldie.