Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Charles 'Skip' Pitts, R. I. P.

Mail Online: Memphis guitar player Charles 'Skip' Pitts has died at 65.


He famously played the distinctive riff on on Isaac Hayes's 1970s soul and funk track, Theme from Shaft.

1 comment:

Deb said...

Didn't realize how young Pitts was when he recorded that iconic track for "Shaft."