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The family of late soul legend Isaac Hayes are reportedly planning legal action to retrieve rights to his back catalog, which was sold for $30,000 by court order following his 1976 bankruptcy.
The catalog, which includes such classics as "Do Your Thing" and "Theme from Shaft," is said to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in royalties. Hayes' family wants the money to go toward the financial security of his father's widow and two-year-old son.
"He definitely was done wrong," his son Isaac Hayes III told WENN. "I'm very passionate about [providing security for the family]. If that means me trying to get my father's material back, I'm all for it."
Hayes' lawyer, Allen Arrow, says, "I can't rule out litigation... I would hope that we can retrieve a good part of what he lost."
Lance Armstrong, president of Rondor Music, which owns the publishing rights to Hayes' songs, added: "He lost millions, and it was morally and ethically wrong to take it from him. He was devastated."
