He Was a Bad Mother… – IOTW Report

He Was a Bad Mother…

Variety

Richard Roundtree, an icon of Blaxploitation film who starred as detective John Shaft in Gordon Parks’ 1971 action thriller, died Tuesday afternoon after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81 years old.

His death was confirmed by Patrick McMinn, his manager since 1987. More

11 Comments on He Was a Bad Mother…

  1. I saw that movie for the first time a few years ago. It was actually much better than I expected.

    For today’s music trivia, the recording engineer for The Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes won a Grammy for his efforts. His name was Dave Purple, and he was the first bass played for the Chicago group, The Crayan Shames. I think he left the group because he got drafted.

    https://youtu.be/dqc9Qnh9HLI?si=4TP2yxpTikRkFaUt

    Dave is third from the left in that picture..

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