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Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, serving as both an in-house songwriter and as a session musician and record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s.
Hayes began his career as a pianist and staff writer for Stax Records, and, alongside songwriting partner David Porter, wrote some of the biggest hits of the 1960’s, including “Soul...
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 1.37M subscribers. Subscribed. 39K. 3.8M views 4 years ago. Isaac Hayes performs "Shaft" at the 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Looking for more...
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Jun 20, 2024 · Isaac Hayes (born August 20, 1942, Covington, Tennessee, U.S.—died August 10, 2008, East Memphis, Tennessee) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor who was a pioneering figure in soul music.
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Isaac Hayes was a multi-talented composer, singer, and arranger who won an Oscar for the "Theme from Shaft" and voiced Chef on South Park. He also appeared in films like Escape from New York, The Duke, and Shaft, and died in 2008.
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All 19:00 of The Black Moses' grooved-out cover of the Jimmy Webb classic. From the quietly chilling 9-minute long backstory all the way through to the epic organ and horn solo finish, it's all ...
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Aug 11, 2008 · Isaac Hayes, the singer and songwriter whose luxurious, strutting funk arrangements in songs like “Theme From ‘Shaft’ ” defined the glories and excesses of soul music in the early 1970s, died...
