Isaac Hayes

Known for ActingBorn 1942-08-20Died 2008-08-10Covington, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Sounds of Memphis

Stax: Soulsville USA

Goin' Down to South Park

Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only

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

South Park

Stargate SG-1

The Grammys

Michael Jackson: The One

Return to 'Escape from New York'

South Park: The Unaired Pilot

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

That '70s Show

Tales from the Crypt

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Nationtime

Sliders

Book of Days

Ninth Street

Where Are They Now?

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

Miami Vice

The Rockford Files

The A-Team

Girlfriends

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Hustle & Flow

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux

Only the Strong Survive

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

Soul Survivors

Hunter

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

Escape from New York

The Hughleys

Issac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul

It Could Happen to You

Wattstax

The Bernie Mac Show

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Fastlane

Hallelujah

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In