Where have all the soul men gone?

James Brown. Barry White. Luther Vandross. Wilson Pickett. Just recently, Bernie Mac.

And sadly, now Isaac Hayes.

The "Black Moses" legend of Southern R&B and "Shaft" fame...longtime in-house songwriter and arranger for Stax Records, and revered for his own Hall Of Fame career...known to most younger generations from his voice work on "South Park"...oft sampled on countless Rap hits... passed away today at age 65.

Hayes leaves 12 children, 14 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Sometimes I joke that, because of my Dad's record collection, I might have been I conceived to one of his albums.

I shall play now play Side One of "Hot Buttered Soul" in memoriam.

Somewhere today, there's an angel wearing only gold chains.