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Isaac Hayes was an American musician and actor who became famous for his deep voice and soulful music style, particularly as a songwriter and performer in the 1960s and 1970s. He is remembered for his influential contributions to soul and funk music, as well as for his iconic theme song for the film "Shaft," which helped define the sound of that era.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Family name
- Hayes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Covington
- Place of death
- Memphis
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Scientology
- Notable work
- Theme from Shaft
- Genre
- funk
- Instrument
- musical keyboard
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- isaachayes.com
- Image
- Isaac Hayes at the 1973 PUSH Black Expo.jpg
- Number of children
- 11
- Voice type
- bass-baritone
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- Commons category
- Isaac Hayes
- date of birth
- 1942-08-20
- date of death
- 2008-08-10
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- member of
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- birth name
- Isaac Lee Hayes Jr.
- name in native language
- Isaac Hayes
- partner in business or sport
- David Porter
- writing language
- English language
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- sexual orientation
- heterosexuality
- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records in the 1960s, serving as an in-house songwriter with his partner David Porter, as well as a session musician and record producer. Hayes and Porter were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others. In 2002, Hayes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
During the late 1960s, Hayes also began a career as a recording artist. He released 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 a film composer.
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