Isaac Hayes

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Born: August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008
From: Covington, Tennessee, USA
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Biography

Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American songwriter, musician, singer, and occasionally an actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes, Porter, Bill Withers, the Sherman Brothers, Steve Cropper, and John Fogerty were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of notable songs for themselves, the duo "Sam & Dave", Carla Thomas, and others. The hit song "Soul Man" written by Hayes and Porter, and first performed by "Sam & Dave" has been recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame. This song was also honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by Rolling Stone magazine, and by the RIAA as the Songs of the Century. During the late 1960s, Hayes also became a recording musician, and he recorded several successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, Hayes worked as composer of musical scores for motion pictures. Hayes is well known for his musical score for the film Shaft (1971). For his composition of the "Theme from Shaft", Hayes was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1972. Hayes became the third African-American, after Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, to win an Academy Award in any competitive field whatsoever covered by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hayes also won two Grammy Awards for that same year. Later, he was given his third Grammy Award for his music album Black Moses. During 1992, in recognition of his humanitarian work there, Hayes was crowned as the honorary king of the Ada, Ghana region. Hayes also acted in motion pictures and television, such as in the movie, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and as Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series The Rockford Files (1974 – 80). Then from 1997 to 2005, he lent his distinctive, deep voice to the character "Chef" on the animated TV series South Park. On August 5, 2003, Isaac Hayes was honored as a BMI Icon at the 203 BMI Urban Awards for his enduring influence on generations of music makers.Throughout his songwriting career, Hayes received five BMI R&B Awards, two BMI Pop Awards, two BMI Urban Awards and six Million-Air citations. As of 2008, his songs generated more than 12 million performances. Description above from the Wikipedia Isaac Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

78 films

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

19997.3

Escape from New York

19817.0

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

19936.6

Shaft

20006.0

Dr. Dolittle 2

20015.3

Reindeer Games

20005.7

It Could Happen to You

19946.7

Hustle & Flow

20057.2

Blues Brothers 2000

19985.3

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

19886.4

Posse

19935.4

Flipper

19965.6

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

19907.0

Kill Switch

20084.6

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

20177.3

Nationtime: Gary

19728.0

Soul Men

20086.1

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

20207.6

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

20037.9

Return to Sleepaway Camp

20085.8

The World of Nat King Cole

2004

Counterforce

19885.6

Uncle Sam

19964.9

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

20157.6

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming

19936.4

CB4

19936.1

Truck Turner

19746.5

Stand

2009

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

2004

Anonymous Rex

20044.9

Code... Death: Frontera Sur

19936.4

Oblivion

19944.9

Oblivion 2: Backlash

19964.4

Final Judgement

19924.0

Michael Jackson: The One

20048.0

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

19717.3

Chelsea Walls

20014.3

Sounds of Memphis

20029.5

Fire, Ice and Dynamite

19904.6

Dead Dog

20014.5

South Park: The Unaired Pilot

19968.0

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007

2007

Save the Children

19736.5

Acting on Impulse

19934.8

Magic Island

19955.5

Hallelujah

19936.5

Isaac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul

19737.0

Three Tough Guys

19745.1

Return to 'Escape from New York'

20038.0

Wattstax

19736.7

Guilty As Charged

19914.1

BaadAsssss Cinema

20026.0

Dead Aim

19874.8

Dream Warrior

20042.3

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

19753.3

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

19987.0

Six Ways to Sunday

19996.0

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

19964.2

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

20048.3

This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion

20264.0

Betrayed by Innocence

19866.3

The History Makers: Success

2005

Prime Target

19915.1

Goin' Down to South Park

19999.1

Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only

20018.5

Illtown

19966.0

Classic Soul at the BBC

20076.0

Soul Survivors

19957.0

Ninth Street

19997.5

Deadly Exposure

19934.0

Book of Days

20037.5

Only the Strong Survive

20027.0

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special

20075.5

The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds

20201.0

Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

19963.0

David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session

2001

Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux

20057.0

The Soul of Stax

1994