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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1942-08-20
- event Death Date 2008-08-10
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 8
- info Birth Place Covington, Tennessee, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Isaac Hayes
7.1
Escape from New York
1981-05-23
5.7
Reindeer Games
2000-02-25
6.7
Wattstax
1973-02-04
6.7
It Could Happen to You
1994-07-29
6.5
Truck Turner
1974-06-26
5.3
Blues Brothers 2000
1998-02-05
6.6
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993-07-28
7.3
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999-06-30
4.9
Uncle Sam
1996-11-13
5.8
Return to Sleepaway Camp
2008-11-04
5.3
Posse
1993-05-14
4.6
Kill Switch
2008-10-06
5.9
Magic Island
1995-12-19
6.1
Soul Men
2008-11-07
6
Classic Soul at the BBC
2007-04-05
6.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988-11-10
6.1
Six Ways to Sunday
1999-03-05
6
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002-08-14
5.1
Oblivion
1994-04-01
5
Anonymous Rex
2004-11-19
4.3
Oblivion 2: Backlash
1996-04-02
1.9
Dream Warrior
2004-12-21
6.5
Only the Strong Survive
2002-01-14
0
The Soul of Stax
1994-01-01
5
Three Tough Guys
1974-05-29
0
The Black Moses of Soul
1973-11-26
5
Illtown
1996-07-09
10
Sounds of Memphis
2002-02-19
3.4
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975-09-11
4.4
Guilty As Charged
1991-04-19
6.7
Book of Days
2003-01-31
3.2
Dead Dog
2001-10-17
6
Save the Children
1973-05-13
5.5
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special
2007-02-17
0
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007
2007-06-08
4.6
Fire, Ice & Dynamite
1990-10-18
0
David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session
2001-01-01
7.6
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020-10-08
4.3
Dead Aim
1987-01-02
5.2
Prime Target
1991-09-27
4.7
Counterforce
1988-02-05
7
Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux
2005-09-04
0
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998-12-08
7.6
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
2003-11-18
4.2
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996-01-26
0
South Park: The Unaired Pilot
1996-11-14
8
Michael Jackson: The One
2004-01-02
7.6
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015-01-25
9
Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only
2001-01-01
1
Orientation: A Scientology Information Film
1996-03-13
9.1
Goin' Down to South Park
1999-05-03
0
Ninth Street
1999-01-10
7.2
Hustle & Flow
2005-07-22
0
Soul Survivors
1995-09-10
3.4
Final Judgement
1992-06-01
3.5
Acting on Impulse
1993-07-10
7
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
1971-06-02
5.5
Betrayed by Innocence
1986-03-01
0
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990-12-15
5
Code... Death: Frontera Sur
1993-01-01
0
The World of Nat King Cole
2004-06-15
0
The History Makers: Success
2005-02-15
6.1
Shaft
2000-06-15
5.6
Flipper
1996-05-17
5.3
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001-06-22
6
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993-07-27
5
Chelsea Walls
2001-09-21
0
Nationtime
1972-11-01
3.3
Deadly Exposure
1993-10-06
0
Stand
2009-05-25
0
Hallelujah
1993-12-22
0
The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds
2020-06-09
7.3
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017-03-19
6
CB4
1993-03-12
0
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
2004-01-01
8
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004-06-22
7.6
Sliders
1995-03-22
6.5
The Bernie Mac Show
2001-11-14
8
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-09-10
7.5
Miami Vice
1984-09-16
6.6
Fastlane
2002-09-18
8
Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10
7.4
Girlfriends
2000-09-11
8.4
South Park
1997-08-13
5.5
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25
6
Solid Gold
1980-09-13
8.3
Stargate SG-1
1997-07-27
7.3
Hunter
1984-09-18
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967-09-09
5
V Graham Norton
2002-05-06
7.5
Where Are They Now?
1999-06-07
8.7
The Grammys
1959-11-29
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974-09-13
7.5
The A-Team
1983-01-23
5.1
Veronica's Closet
1997-09-25
8
That '70s Show
1998-08-23
9.5
Stax: Soulsville USA
2024-05-20
