Isaac Hayes

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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."

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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 Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
surface form: 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 Hayes self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 self-link
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
recordLabel Stax Records
religion Scientology
spouse Adjowa Hayes
Darlene Fields
Emily Ruth Watson
Mignon Harley
voiceRole Chef on South Park

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Songs in A Minor producer Isaac Hayes
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Warning writer Isaac Hayes
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Stax Records notableArtist Isaac Hayes
Stax Records notableRelease Isaac Hayes
this entity surface form: Isaac Hayes – "Theme from Shaft"
That's the Way Love Goes writer Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes name Isaac Hayes self-link
Isaac Hayes birthName Isaac Hayes self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Isaac Lee Hayes Jr.
Sam & Dave associatedAct Isaac Hayes
Soul Men starring Isaac Hayes
Lay Lady Lay hasCoverVersionBy Isaac Hayes
Hold On, I’m Coming composer Isaac Hayes
Hold On, I’m Coming writer Isaac Hayes
Déjà Vu writer Isaac Hayes
Déjà Vu producer Isaac Hayes
Déjà Vu associatedAct Isaac Hayes
It’s All in the Game hasNotableCoverArtist Isaac Hayes
subject surface form: It's All in the Game
I Love You writer Isaac Hayes
For the Good Times recordedBy Isaac Hayes
Flipper starring Isaac Hayes
subject surface form: Flipper (1996 film)
album Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul producer Isaac Hayes
subject surface form: Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
album The Dock of the Bay producer Isaac Hayes
subject surface form: The Dock of the Bay
The Bar-Kays associatedAct Isaac Hayes
Jim Stewart associatedAct Isaac Hayes
Stax studio recordedArtist Isaac Hayes
The Queen Alone (album) producer Isaac Hayes
subject surface form: The Queen Alone
The Queen Alone (album) featuresSongwriter Isaac Hayes
subject surface form: The Queen Alone
King & Queen (album with Otis Redding) producer Isaac Hayes
subject surface form: King & Queen
Soul Man composer Isaac Hayes
Soul Man lyricist Isaac Hayes
Soul Man songwriter Isaac Hayes
Soul Man producer Isaac Hayes
David Porter collaboratedWith Isaac Hayes
David Porter associatedAct Isaac Hayes
Linda Clifford associatedAct Isaac Hayes
It Could Happen to You castMember Isaac Hayes
Escape from New York starring Isaac Hayes