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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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


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