Isaac Hayes

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actor film score composer human record producer singer songwriter soul musician

Isaac Hayes was an influential American soul musician, singer, songwriter, and producer, best known for his innovative work at Stax Records and his Academy Award–winning "Theme from Shaft."

Aliases (2)

Isaac Hayes – "Theme from Shaft" ×1
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. ×1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → film score composer → human → record producer → singer → songwriter → soul musician →
activeYearsEnd	2008 →
activeYearsStart	1960 →
associatedAct	Booker T. & the M.G.'s → David Porter → The Bar-Kays →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Original Song → Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special → Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance → Grammy Hall of Fame Award →
birthName	Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. →
causeOfDeath	stroke →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1942-08-20 →
dateOfDeath	2008-08-10 →
employer	Stax Records →
ethnicity	African-American →
genre	R&B → disco → funk → soul music →
influenced	Alicia Keys → Barry White → R. Kelly → Usher → neo soul artists →
instrument	organ → piano → saxophone → vocals →
knownFor	Theme from Shaft → baritone voice → innovative soul music arrangements →
memberOf	Songwriters Hall of Fame →
name	Isaac Hayes →
notableSong	By the Time I Get to Phoenix → Do Your Thing → Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic → Never Can Say Goodbye → Walk On By →
notableWork	Black Moses → Hot Buttered Soul → Shaft (soundtrack) → Theme from Shaft →
numberOfChildren	12 →
occupation	actor → composer → musician → record producer → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Covington, Tennessee, United States →
placeOfDeath	Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED →
recordLabel	Stax Records →
religion	Scientology →
spouse	Adjowa Hayes → Darlene Fields → Emily Ruth Watson → Mignon Harley →
voiceRole	Chef on South Park →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Booker T. & the M.G.'s → Isaac Hayes’ custom 1972 Cadillac Eldorado →	associatedWith
That's the Way Love Goes → Warning →	writer
Sam & Dave →	associatedAct
Isaac Hayes ("Isaac Lee Hayes Jr.") →	birthName
Isaac →	hasNotableBearer
Stax Museum of American Soul Music →	highlightsArtists
Isaac Hayes →	name
Stax Records →	notableArtist
Stax Records ("Isaac Hayes – "Theme from Shaft"") →	notableRelease
Isaac Hayes’ custom 1972 Cadillac Eldorado →	owner
Songs in A Minor →	producer
Warning →	sampledArtist