A SOUL MAN RETURNS; Superstar Isaac Hayes Helped Shape Pop Music. Now He's Back for More.

From: The Washington Post | Date: September 24, 1995| Author: Richard Harrington | Copyright information

Though Isaac Hayes has not had a hit single in almost 20 years, and has not even released an album since 1988, he is still recognized in the Marriott hotel in Greenbelt. Awestruck guests and employees alike make quick pilgrimages through the lobby to greet the barrel- chested "Black Moses." A quarter-century past his "Theme From Shaft," Hayes's beard is lightly salted with gray, but his bold, bald dome glistens as it always has.

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