Charles "Skip" Pitts, 65, a longtime Memphis guitar player who helped create the distinctive sound of Isaac Hayes' "Theme From Shaft," died Tuesday May 1, 2012 in Memphis after battling cancer.
He was also responsible for the guitar line from the Isley Brothers' "It's Your Thing."
Pitts worked as a session musician for Stax Records, where some of America's most notable music was made; and logged time with many significant soul and blues acts, including Al Green, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas and Albert King.
Most recently he appeared on Green's "I Can't Stop" and Cyndi Lauper's "Memphis Blues." He also released an album last year with his band, the Bo-Keys. MORE HERE
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