Isaac Hayes

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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: 8.3
  • 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

6.8

Wattstax

1973-02-04

6.6

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

5.9

Return to Sleepaway Camp

2008-11-04

5.4

Posse

1993-05-14

4.6

Kill Switch

2008-10-06

5.9

Magic Island

1995-12-19

6.2

Soul Men

2008-11-07

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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

1997-09-01

6

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002-08-14

5.2

Oblivion

1994-04-01

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Anonymous Rex

2004-11-19

4.4

Oblivion 2: Backlash

1996-04-02

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Dream Warrior

2004-12-21

6.5

Only the Strong Survive

2002-01-14

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The Soul of Stax

1994-01-01

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Three Tough Guys

1974-05-29

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The Black Moses of Soul

1973-11-26

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Illtown

1996-07-09

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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

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Save the Children

1973-05-13

5.5

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special

2007-02-17

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Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007

2007-06-08

4.7

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

1990-10-18

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David Sanborn & Friends The Super Session

2001-01-01

7.8

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

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Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux

2005-09-04

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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

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South Park: The Unaired Pilot

1996-11-14

7.8

Michael Jackson: The One

2004-01-02

7.6

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

2015-01-25

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Tom Jones: Duets by Invitation Only

2001-01-01

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Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

1996-03-13

9.2

Goin' Down to South Park

1999-05-03

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Ninth Street

1999-01-10

7.2

Hustle & Flow

2005-07-22

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Soul Survivors

1995-09-10

3.4

Final Judgement

1992-06-01

3.5

Acting on Impulse

1993-07-10

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Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

1971-06-02

5.5

Betrayed by Innocence

1986-03-01

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Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

1990-12-15

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Code... Death: Frontera Sur

1993-01-01

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The World of Nat King Cole

2004-06-15

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The History Makers: Success

2005-02-15

6.1

Shaft

2000-06-15

5.6

Flipper

1996-05-17

5.4

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001-06-22

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

1993-07-27

5.1

Chelsea Walls

2001-09-21

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Nationtime

1972-11-01

3.3

Deadly Exposure

1993-10-06

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Stand

2009-05-25

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Hallelujah

1993-12-22

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The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds

2020-06-09

7.3

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017-03-19

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CB4

1993-03-12

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Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

2004-01-01

7.7

Sliders

1995-03-22

6.4

The Bernie Mac Show

2001-11-14

8

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990-09-10

7.5

Miami Vice

1984-09-16

6.7

Fastlane

2002-09-18

8

Tales from the Crypt

1989-06-10

7.6

Girlfriends

2000-09-11

8.4

South Park

1997-08-13

5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992-05-25

6

Solid Gold

1980-09-13

8.3

Stargate SG-1

1997-07-27

7.2

Hunter

1984-09-18

7.1

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-09-13

6.5

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967-09-09

5

V Graham Norton

2002-05-06

7.5

Where Are They Now?

1999-06-07

7.7

The Grammy Awards

1959-11-29

7.1

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-09-13

7.4

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-10-01

7.5

The Rockford Files

1974-09-13

7.5

The A-Team

1983-01-23

5.1

Veronica's Closet

1997-09-25

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That '70s Show

1998-08-23

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