1942-08-20 Covington, Tennessee, USA
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American songwriter, musician, singer, and occasionally an actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes, Porter, Bill Withers, the Sherman Brothers, Steve Cropper, and John Fogerty were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of notable songs for themselves, the duo "Sam & Dave", Carla Thomas, and others. The hit song "Soul Man" written by Hayes and Porter, and first performed by "Sam & Dave" has been recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame. This song was also honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by Rolling Stone magazine, and by the RIAA as the Songs of the Century. During the late 1960s, Hayes also became a recording musician, and he recorded several successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, Hayes worked as composer of musical scores for motion pictures. Hayes is well known for his musical score for the film Shaft (1971). For his composition of the "Theme from Shaft", Hayes was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1972. Hayes became the third African-American, after Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, to win an Academy Award in any competitive field whatsoever covered by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hayes also won two Grammy Awards for that same year. Later, he was given his third Grammy Award for his music album Black Moses. During 1992, in recognition of his humanitarian work there, Hayes was crowned as the honorary king of the Ada, Ghana region. Hayes also acted in motion pictures and television, such as in the movie, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and as Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series The Rockford Files (1974 – 80). Then from 1997 to 2005, he lent his distinctive, deep voice to the character "Chef" on the animated TV series South Park. On August 5, 2003, Isaac Hayes was honored as a BMI Icon at the 203 BMI Urban Awards for his enduring influence on generations of music makers.Throughout his songwriting career, Hayes received five BMI R&B Awards, two BMI Pop Awards, two BMI Urban Awards and six Million-Air citations. As of 2008, his songs generated more than 12 million performances. Description above from the Wikipedia Isaac Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | Self (archive photo) | 2020-10-08 |
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The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds | Self | 2020-06-09 |
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John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Singer (archive footage) | 2017-03-19 |
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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Self (archive footage) | 2015-01-25 |
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Stand | Self | 2009-05-25 |
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Return to Sleepaway Camp | Charlie 'The Chef' | 2008-11-04 |
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Kill Switch | Coroner | 2008-10-06 |
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Soul Men | Self | 2008-11-07 |
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Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 | Self | 2007-06-08 |
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Classic Soul at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | 2007-04-05 |
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Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special | Self | 2007-02-17 |
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Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux | Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards | 2005-09-04 |
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The History Makers: Success | Self | 2005-02-15 |
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Hustle & Flow | Arnel | 2005-07-22 |
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The World of Nat King Cole | Self | 2004-06-15 |
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Barbershops Uncut: East Coast | Self | 2004-01-01 |
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Dream Warrior | Yoshi | 2004-12-21 |
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Anonymous Rex | Elegant Man | 2004-11-19 |
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Michael Jackson: The One | Self | 2004-01-02 |
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies | Self | 2004-06-22 |
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Return to 'Escape from New York' | Himself | 2003-12-16 |
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Michael Jackson: Number Ones | Self (archive footage) | 2003-11-18 |
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Book of Days | Jonah | 2003-01-31 |
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Only the Strong Survive | Self | 2002-01-14 |
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BaadAsssss Cinema | Self | 2002-08-14 |
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Sounds of Memphis | Self | 2002-02-19 |
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Dead Dog | Self | 2001-10-17 |
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David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session | Self | 2001-01-01 |
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Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only | Self | 2001-01-01 |
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Chelsea Walls | Man in Elevator (uncredited) | 2001-09-21 |
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Dr. Dolittle 2 | Possum (voice) | 2001-06-22 |
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Reindeer Games | Zock | 2000-02-25 |
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Shaft | Mr. P (uncredited) | 2000-06-15 |
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Six Ways to Sunday | Bill Bennet | 1999-03-05 |
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | Chef (voice) | 1999-06-24 |
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Ninth Street | TippyToe | 1999-01-10 |
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Goin' Down to South Park | Self | 1999-05-03 |
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Chef Aid: Behind The Menu | Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self | 1998-12-08 |
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Blues Brothers 2000 | The Louisiana Gator Boys | 1998-02-06 |
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Oblivion 2: Backlash | Buster | 1996-04-02 |
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Illtown | George | 1996-07-09 |
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Uncle Sam | Sgt. Jed Crowley | 1996-11-13 |
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Orientation: A Scientology Information Film | Self | 1996-03-13 |
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South Park: The Unaired Pilot | Chef Jerome McElroy | 1996-11-14 |
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Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Preacher Hurn | 1996-01-26 |
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Flipper | Sheriff Buck Cowan | 1996-05-17 |
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Soul Survivors | Vernon Holland | 1995-09-10 |
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Magic Island | Mad Face | 1995-12-19 |
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It Could Happen to You | Angel Dupree | 1994-07-16 |
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Oblivion | Buster | 1994-04-01 |
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The Soul of Stax | Self | 1994-01-01 |
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'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming | Self | 1993-07-27 |
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Code... Death: Frontera Sur | Moro | 1993-01-01 |
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Deadly Exposure | Lt. Johanson | 1993-10-06 |
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Acting on Impulse | Detective Stubbs | 1993-07-10 |
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Hallelujah | Prophet | 1993-12-22 |
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CB4 | Owner | 1993-03-12 |
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Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Asneeze | 1993-07-28 |
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Posse | Cable | 1993-05-14 |
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Final Judgement | Lt. Herb Jefferson | 1992-06-01 |
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Prime Target | Tompkins | 1991-09-27 |
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Guilty As Charged | Aloysius | 1991-04-19 |
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Fire, Ice & Dynamite | Isaac Hayes | 1990-10-18 |
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Hammer, Slammer, & Slade | Hammer | 1990-12-15 |
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Hammer | 1988-11-10 |
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Escuadrón | Ballard | 1988-02-05 |
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Dead Aim | Jamal | 1987-01-02 |
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Betrayed by Innocence | Frank Moreno | 1986-03-01 |
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Escape from New York | The Duke of New York | 1981-05-23 |
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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Moriarty | 1975-09-11 |
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Three Tough Guys | Lee | 1974-05-29 |
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Truck Turner | Truck | 1974-06-26 |
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Wattstax | Self | 1973-02-04 |
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Issac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul | Self | 1973-11-26 |
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Save the Children | Self | 1973-05-13 |
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Nationtime | Self | 1972-11-01 |
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Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location | Self | 1971-06-02 |
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This Is Scientology: An Overview of the World's Fastest Growing Religion | Man at L.E.A.P. Memphis (Uncredited) |
