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Isaac Lee Hayes (born Aug 20, 1942, in Covington, Tennessee - died Aug 10, 2008, in Memphis, Tennessee) was an influential soul singer, songwriter, musician, producer, arranger, and actor. One of the key creative forces behind Memphis’ Stax Records, Hayes began his recording career in 1962, soon playing saxophone for The Bar-Kays. Hayes and writing partner David Porter would pen numerous hits for Stax artists such as Sam & Dave (“Hold On! I’m Comin’”, “Soul Man”) and Carla Thomas (“B-A-B-Y”) during the mid-1960s.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Hayes became famous as a recording artist in his own right, scoring with critically and commercially successful albums such as Hot Buttered Soul and Black Moses. Hayes is best known today for composing the score to the 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft. That film’s “Theme from Shaft” was one of the best-selling singles in Stax Records history, and Hayes became the first African-American to win an Oscar for a non-acting category when “Theme from Shaft” won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Song.
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Top 10 Isaac Hayes Songs
Theme From Shaft
Run Fay Run
Walk On By
Never Can Say Goodbye
The Look Of Love
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Do Your Thing
Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
The Mistletoe And Me
Soulsville
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Top 10 Isaac Hayes Albums
The Ultimate Isaac Hayes 1969-1977
Shaft
OST Kill Bill
The Ultimate Issac Hayes 1969-1977
Hot Buttered Soul
Black Moses
Ultimate Collection
The Very Best Of Isaac Hayes
Greatest Hit Singles
Chocolate Chip
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