Per a request, here is the text of a tribute I wrote about Isaac Hayes and recording "Hot Buttered Soul," as linked above...       Mr. Hayes   by Terry Manning       Many thought we were gathering for a “throw away” session.   After all, our protagonist wasn't really...

Hey Mike,   No problems!  Just noticed the thread, and wanted to be sure info was as good as possible.   Yes, Isaac was playing the Hammond throughout.  Marvel Thomas (son of Rufus), a great keyboard player himself and one of the Co-Producers of HBS, played the Chickering piano.  ...

Hey Mike,   Thanks for remembering what we all did back then.   I know you didn't write all of the copy above, but I should correct one thing, just for the "Internet record."   The HBS sessions were not all tracked in "just 1 eight-hour studio session.'   We tracked for probably...