For the American gay activist and radio personality, see Charles Pitts (broadcaster).
Charles Pitts
Pitts outside of Stax Records, 2011
Background information
Also known as
Skip Pitts
Born
(1947-04-07)April 7, 1947 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died
May 1, 2012(2012-05-01) (aged 65) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Soul, R&B, funk, blues
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Guitar
Years active
1964–2012
Labels
Stax Records
Musical artist
Charles "Skip" Pitts (April 7, 1947 – May 1, 2012) was an American soul and blues guitarist. He is best known for his distinctive "wah-wah" style, prominently featured on Isaac Hayes' title track from the 1971 movie Shaft. He is widely considered to have been one of the architects of soul, R&B and funk guitar.[1]
^Mehr, Bob (1 May 2012). "Stax music great, guitarist Charles 'Skip' Pitts dies". The Commercial Appeal.
the age of 17, Pitts performed on Gene Chandler's "Rainbow '65," which would become his first appearance on many hit recordings. Pitts soon became the...
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directed by William A. Levey and starring CharlesPitt as an American jewel thief in Monaco. Michael (Pitt) is trying to set up a robbery of a jewel store...
in 1960 at 6554 Hollywood Blvd. ZaSu Pitts was born in Parsons, Kansas, to Rulandus and Nelly (née Shay) Pitts; she was the third of four children. Her...
Charles Taylor (November 21, 2001). "Spy Game". Salon.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2009. "Pitt...
Eubank as SuperAngel / SuperVixen Charles Napier as Harry Sledge Uschi Digard as SuperSoul / Telephone Operator CharlesPitts as Clint Ramsey Henry Rowland...
Little Tenderness", a Stax record on which Hayes had played. Guitarist CharlesPitts' wah-wah effect was common in 1970s funk; the riff had originally been...
alcohol-fueled stabbing spree with five teenagers that resulted in the death of CharlesPitts and Jackson Hamm and the injury of six others. He met up with two teenagers...
professor of psychology at Brown University, having formerly served as the CharlesPitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow Professor from 1993 to 1999. Church...
friend, Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland. Lowther effectively controlled the pocket borough of Appleby; a by-election in that constituency sent Pitt to...
Suzanne BeVier, Ron Ballard, Bob Kohler, Marty Stefan, Mark Giles, CharlesPitts, Pete Wilson, Michael Brown, John O’Brien, Earl Galvin, Dan Smith, Jim...
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Helen Pitts Douglass (1838–1903) was an American suffragist, known for being the second wife of Frederick Douglass. She also created the Frederick Douglass...
invited Pitts, who was still homeless, together with Lettvin to live with his family. In the evenings, McCulloch and Pitts collaborated. Pitts was familiar...
arranged by Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes - vocals, keyboards, synthesizer CharlesPitts, Michael Toles, William Vaughn, Anthony Shinault - guitar Errol Thomas...
child, Pitts's half-sister. They divorced thereafter, and Pitts and his mother moved to Peoria, Illinois, where Erma became a telephone operator. Pitts attended...
lecturer of Ocean/Mechanical Engineering at MIT. He was entitled the CharlesPitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow Professor of Applied Mathematics in...
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