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Isaac Hayes

On a Brooklyn street in September 1971, a sea of fists greets the caskets of several of the incarcerated men killed in the violent clash at Attica Correctional Facility that month. Charles Frattini/NY Daily News via Getty Images hide caption

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Guest DJ With Adrian Quesada, A Man Who Needs Four Bands

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Dig It: 'The Ultimate Isaac Hayes'

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Can Ya Dig It? Still Down With 'Shaft'

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