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Charles "Skip" Pitts, 2004

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Rabinbach, Jacob
Pitts, Charles (Skip)
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Interviews, Oral history, Music, Memphis (Tenn.), Stax Records, Crossroads to Freedom
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20040826_Charles_Skip_Pitts
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Crossroads to Freedom Oral History Collection
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This is an interview with Charles "Skip" Pitts conducted by Jacob Rabinbach. Charles Pitts 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.