Isaac Hayes
- a.k.a. Ike
- Isaac Lee Hayes Jr.
- The Black Moses
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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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Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (*20. August 1942 in Covington, Tennessee; † 10. August 2008 in Memphis, Tennessee) war ein US-amerikanischer Sänger, Songwriter, Komponist und Schauspieler. Er war eine der treibenden Kräfte hinter dem Southern-Soul-Label Stax Records in den 1960er Jahren und prägte die Entwicklung der Soul- und Funkmusik maßgeblich. Hayes begann seine Karriere als Session-Musiker und Songwriter bei Stax Records, wo er gemeinsam mit David Porter zahlreiche Hits für Künstler wie Sam & Dave schrieb. 1969 veröffentlichte er sein bahnbrechendes Album Hot Buttered Soul, das ihn als Solokünstler etablierte. Weitere erfolgreiche Alben waren Black Moses (1971) und Joy (1973). Als Filmkomponist schrieb Hayes die Musik für den Kultfilm Shaft (1971). Der Titelsong Theme from Shaft wurde ein Nummer-eins-Hit und brachte ihm 1972 den Academy Award für den besten Originalsong ein, womit er einer der ersten afroamerikanischen Preisträger in dieser Kategorie wurde. Zudem gewann er mehrere Grammy Awards. Neben seiner Musikkarriere war Hayes auch als Schauspieler aktiv. Er spielte in Filmen wie Truck Turner (1974), Escape from New York (1981) und I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988). Von 1997 bis 2006 lieh er der Figur Chef in der Zeichentrickserie South Park seine markante Stimme. Für seine humanitären Bemühungen wurde Hayes 1992 zum Ehrenkönig der Ada-Region in Ghana ernannt. Er engagierte sich für Bildungsprojekte und gründete die Isaac Hayes Foundation, die sich für weltweite Alphabetisierung und Musikbildung einsetzt.
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- Covington, Tennessee, USA
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| Character | Movie / TV Show | Genres | Release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self | Soul Men | 61% · 169 | ||
| Isaac Hayes | That '70s ShowTV | 79% · 1,466 | ||
| Asneeze | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | 66% · 2,121 | ||
| C.J. Mack | The A-TeamTV | 75% · 999 |