Epstein Secrets

ning, but Memphis was stone R&B,"he told Rolling Stone in 1970. The origins of Hayes' style came follow

"Theme from Shaft,"' a Top 10 hit. But his varied resume boasts everything from backing up Otis Redding, and writing for Sam and Dave and others at Stax Records in the Sixties to serving as the voice of "Chef' on South Park in the Nineties. At the peak of his popularity in the early Seventies, Hayes devised

l of Fame, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone magazine, and RIAA Songs of the Century. "Soul Ma

ost successful soul duo, and brought the sounds of the black gospel church to pop music with their call-and-response records. Recorded primarily at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1965 through 1968, these included "Soul Man", "Hold On, I'm Comm I", "You Don't Know Like I Know", "I Thank You", "When

(Running Away with Me)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500

vious one lead singer model and adding elements derived from the rougher soul of artists such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett, and the performers at Stax Records. Whitfield and his lyricists crafted Temptations songs with shifts of dynamics, syncopated horn stabs, and more intricate harmony arrangements which