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Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

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Born August 20, 1942, Covington, Tennessee, USA

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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (39)
  • Stax: Soulsville USA — Self - Musician
  • 2020The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart — Self (archive photo)
  • 2020The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds — Self
  • 2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood — Self - Singer (archive footage)
  • 2015Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief — Self (archive footage)
  • 2009Stand — Self
  • 2008Soul Men — Self
  • 2007Classic Soul at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
  • 2007Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 — Self
  • 2007Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special — Self
  • 2005The History Makers: Success — Self
  • 2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies — Self
  • 2004Barbershops Uncut: East Coast — Self
  • 2004Michael Jackson: The One — Self
  • 2004The World of Nat King Cole — Self
  • 2003Michael Jackson: Number Ones — Self (archive footage)
  • 2003Return to 'Escape from New York' — Himself
  • 2002BaadAsssss Cinema — Self
  • 2002Only the Strong Survive — Self
  • 2002Sounds of Memphis — Self
  • V Graham Norton — Self
  • 2001David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session — Self
  • 2001Dead Dog — Self
  • 2001Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only — Self
  • 1999Goin' Down to South Park — Self
  • Where Are They Now? — Self
  • 1996Orientation: A Scientology Information Film — Self
  • 1994The Soul of Stax — Self
  • 1993'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming — Self
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest
  • Solid Gold — Self
  • 1973Isaac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul — Self
  • 1973Save the Children — Self
  • 1973Wattstax — Self
  • 1972Nationtime: Gary — Self
  • 1971Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location — Self
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
  • The Grammys — Self
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