Charles 'Skip' Pitts

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.3374

Gender

Male

Birthday

07-Apr-1947

Age

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C., USA

Also Known As
  • Charles Pitts
  • Skip Pitts

Charles 'Skip' Pitts

Biography

Charles 'Skip' Pitts was a guitarist and actor. He played the indelible guitar "wah-wah" licks on the Isaac Hayes Oscar-winning song - "Theme from Shaft" - from Shaft (1971).


Credits

Cyndi Lauper: To Memphis With Love Cyndi Lauper: To Memphis With Love (2011) Character: Self
This concert taped at The Warehouse in Memphis and featuring special guests including Allen Toussaint, Tracy Nelson and Jonny Lang, serves as Cyndi's love letter to the blues and the city that she has fallen in love with. To Memphis, With Love will feature special, live concert performances of songs from Lauper's latest album, 2010's Grammy-nominated, best-selling blues album of 2010, Memphis Blues, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums Chart and held the top spot for 14 weeks.
Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux (2005) Character: Self - Guitar
Isaac Hayes is a true soul legend with a career spanning five decades. He has graced the Montreux stage on several occasions but this performance from 2005 captures him at his very best performing hits such as "Walk On By", "By The Time I Get To Phoenix", "Joy" and of course his worldwide smash "Shaft". On the bonus tracks he is joined on stage by the great Booker T & The MGs for renditions of "Soul Man" and other soul classics. 1. Don't Let Go 2. Don't Take Your Love Away 3. Windows Of The World 4. Blues Is Alright 5. Joy 6. Walk On By 7. Drum Solo 8. Do Your Thing 9. Ellie's Love Theme 10. Never Can Say Goodbye 11. By The Time I Get To Phoenix 12. Theme From "Shaft" BONUS TRACKS: 1. Soul Man 2. You Don't Know Like I Know 3. I Stand Accused 4. Improvisation On "Do-Wop"
Black Snake Moan Black Snake Moan (2006) Character: Charlie
A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.
Forty Shades of Blue Forty Shades of Blue (2005) Character: Self
A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.



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