Back to peopleCharles 'Skip' PittsNo photo availableCharles 'Skip' PittsKnown forActingBornApril 7, 1947DiedMay 1, 2012Place of birthWashington, D.C., USABiographyLife and careerCharles '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).Filmography2 filmsAll2Acting1Crew1Black Snake Moan2006as CharlieWoodstock1970Sound