JohnO Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Long-time Memphis musical mainstay Charles "Skip" Pitts passed away the other day at age 65, due to cancer. He was Isaac Hayes' guitarist for years - that was Skip on the wah-wah pedal on the "Theme From Shaft", and did tons of sessions for Stax/Volt (his guitar on The Isley Brothers' "It's Your Thing.") Most recently the guitarist for The Bo-Keys - both of their recent CDs are worth picking up. Saw them live at three Ponderosa Stomps in New Orleans (2008-2010). RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Thanks for the info, John. Just thinking about those two songs makes me know Pitts was a special player, and worthy of a big RIP from ec.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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